S.Res. 562: A resolution to increase transparency by requiring Senate amendments to be made available to the public in a timely manner.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-23 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5322)

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5322) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution to increase transparency by requiring Senate amendments to be made available to the public in a timely manner.

Plain summary

Requires the Secretary of the Senate to make the Senate amendment database (ats.senate.gov or a similar amendment database) available on a public website in a manner that will allow the public to view amendments as soon as they are made widely available to Members of Congress and staff. Requires the Secretary to improve the Senate amendment website and any other amendment website made available to the public by ensuring that: (1) all amendments are scanned and posted on the website in their entirety; (2) all submitted amendments have their purpose inputted when they are entered into the website; (3) all amendments are identified on the website as first degree or second degree and by what bill or amendment they are offered, if available; (4) all amendments on the website have the dates they were submitted, proposed, and disposed of; and (5) all amendments and any associated metadata are permanently available on the website or the Legislative Information System (LIS)/THOMAS sites. Expresses the sense of the Senate that appropriations should be made available through the appropriations process to carry out this resolution.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution to increase transparency by requiring Senate amendments to be made available to the public in a timely manner.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres562.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>

Record fed-us-cong111-sres562 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111