Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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- IntroducedJun 26, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule IV (The Hall of the House) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct all of its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House.
Requires such meetings and hearings to be open to the public and to coverage by audio and visual means unless disclosure of matters to be considered would endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or otherwise would violate a law or rule of the House.
Cosponsors
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- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
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- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
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