S 8 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Returning Government to the American People Act

Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor Harry Reid D-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 7, 2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Returning Government to the American People Act - Declares that: (1) the Bush Administration should not rush into effect major new controversial regulations in its closing days; (2) the incoming Administration, working with the Congress, should review and, if appropriate, revise or reject such regulations; and (3) Congress should enact and the President should sign legislation necessary to ensure the new Administration has that opportunity.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Jan 7, 2009, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MICarl LevinOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-AKMark BegichOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJan 6, 2009
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2009Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
  2. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
  3. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Jan 7, 2009Placed on Calendar Senate

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