A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.
Latest action · Oct 7, 2009 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10222)
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.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XXVI (Committee Procedure) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to make it out of order in a subcommittee or committee to proceed to any legislative matter (except perfecting amendments) unless the legislative matter and a final budget scoring for it by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have been publicly available on the Internet, on the official committee and CBO websites, in searchable form 72 hours before proceeding (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays except when the Senate is in session on such a day).
Permits waiver or suspension of this rule, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the subcommittee or committee.
Makes it out of order in the Senate to proceed to a legislative matter if it was proceeded to in a subcommittee or committee in violation of this rule. Permits waiver or suspension of this rule, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Senate.
Amends Rule XVII (Reference to Committees; Motions to Discharge; Report; Hearings Available) to apply the same rule in the Senate before it proceeds to any legislative matter (other than perfecting amendments).
States that nothing in this resolution or any amendment made by it shall be interpreted to require or permit the declassification or posting on the Internet of classified information in the Senate's custody. Requires such classified information to be made available to Members in a timely manner as appropriate under existing laws and rules.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2009 to Oct 15, 2009; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Oct 7, 2009 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Oct 15, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Oct 7, 2009Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10222)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S10222 | — | Oct 7, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1772 | A bill to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate. | Related bill | Oct 13, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2009Introduced in Senate
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