HRES 847 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States.

Introduced Oct 20, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Vern Buchanan R-FL

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Latest action · Jan 13, 2010 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Buchanan. Petition No: 111-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis9.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedOct 20, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any meetings held to determine the final content of sweeping health care legislation be held in public view and not behind closed doors.

Cosponsors 172

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 20, 2009 to Feb 2, 2010; 53 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-PABill ShusterOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-NYChristopher J. LeeOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-FLConnie MackOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-MIDave CampOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-CADavid DreierOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-CODoug LambornOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-VAEric CantorOriginalOct 20, 2009
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalOct 20, 2009
Show all 172 cosponsors

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseRules Committee
Referred Oct 20, 2009

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2010Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Buchanan. Petition No: 111-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis9.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
  2. Oct 21, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11521-11522)
  3. Oct 20, 2009Introduced in House
  4. Oct 20, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDischarge petition H606—Feb 5, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H490Virginia Foxx R-NCFeb 3, 2010
HouseDischarge petition H332—Jan 22, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H208–H210James P. McGovern D-MA, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL, Vern Buchanan R-FLJan 20, 2010
HouseDischarge petition H146—Jan 15, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H126Glenn Thompson R-PAJan 13, 2010
HouseDebate and remarks H11521Vern Buchanan R-FLOct 21, 2009

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States.

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Oct 20, 2009Introduced in House

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