To require that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House.
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S290, S299)
February 2, 2012
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S290, S299)
February 2, 2012
Proposed amendment SA 1474 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S299)
February 2, 2012
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S239)
February 1, 2012
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1474 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 1470.(consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189-190)
January 31, 2012
Amendment SA 1474 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 1470. (consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189-190) To require that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House.
January 31, 2012
Senate amendment submitted
January 30, 2012
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Submitted
SA 1474. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2038, to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE. (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to proceed to any legislative matter unless the legislative matter has been publically available on the Internet as provided in subsection (b) in searchable form 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays except when the Senate or the House of Representatives is in session on such a day) prior to proceeding. (b) Availability.--With respect to the requirements of subsection (a), the legislative matter shall be available on the official website of the committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the legislative matter. (c) Waiver and Suspension.-- (1) In the senate.--The provisions of this section may be waived in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two- thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (2) In the house.--The provisions of this section may be waived in the House of Representatives only by a rule or order proposing only to waive such provisions by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (3) Point of order protection.--In the House of Representatives, it shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives the application of paragraph (2). (4) Motion to suspend.--It shall not be in order for the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the application of this section under clause 1 of rule XV of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (d) Legislative Matter.--In this section, the term ``legislative matter'' means any bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or substitute amendment. ______