H.Res. 1675: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require live dissemination on the Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions that are open to the public.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-29 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require live dissemination on the Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions that are open to the public.

Plain summary

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees of Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a standing committee (including the Committee on Appropriations and its subcommittees) to broadcast in real time on the committee's official public website each meeting for the markup of a chairman's mark of a bill or resolution that is open to the public. Requires, for any such public committee or subcommittee markup, the text of the bill or resolution under consideration, and any offered amendments, to be publicly available on the committee's official website in a timely accessible manner using existing technology, at no cost, and in a searchable format by text.

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require live dissemination on the Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions that are open to the public.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1675.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1675 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111