S.Res. 622: Stop Secret Spending Resolution

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-15 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7137)

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7137) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Secret Spending Resolution

Plain summary

Stop Secret Spending Resolution - Prohibits the passage by unanimous consent of legislation in the Senate that has been subject to a hotline notification unless the notification has been posted on the Senate's public website for at least three calendar days. Requires the Majority Leader to post in a prominent place on the Senate's webpage: (1) a notice that the legislation has been hotlined; (2) its number, title, a link to full text, and its sponsor; and (3) its estimated implementing cost and the number of new programs it would create. Requires the Secretary of the Senate to establish for both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a separate section entitled "Notice of Intent To Pass by Unanimous Consent." Makes this Act inapplicable: (1) if a quorum of the Senate is present at the time the unanimous consent is propounded to pass the bill; (2) to any legislation relating to an imminent or ongoing emergency, as jointly agreed to by the Majority and Minority Leaders; and (3) to legislation dealing solely with post office namings. Prohibits the Presiding Officer from entertaining requests to suspend this Act by unanimous consent.

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

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Official text

Stop Secret Spending Resolution

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · 1 cosponsors

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Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.
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.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres622.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>

Record fed-us-cong111-sres622 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111