S.Res. 63: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that all congressionally directed spending items in appropriations and authorization legislation fall under the oversight and transparency provisions of S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
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S.Res. 63: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that all congressionally directed spending items in appropriations and authorization legislation fall under the oversight and transparency provisions of S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-04 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2773)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · 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 S2773) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that all congressionally directed spending items in appropriations and authorization legislation fall under the oversight and transparency provisions of S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
Plain summary
Amends Rule XLIV (Congressionally Directed Spending and Related Items) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require all congressionally directed spending items to be included in the text of an appropriations or authorization bill and its conference report. Requires a Senator's request for such an item, together with specified information, to be posted on the Senator's website within 48 hours of the request. Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate legislation that contains a congressionally directed spending item for a private for-profit or non profit entity. Authorizes a Senator to raise a point of order against one or more provisions of a conference report if they constitute a congressionally directed spending item that was not included in the measure originally committed to the conferees by either chamber. Makes it out of order to vote on the adoption of a conference report unless it is available in a searchable format on a publicly accessible congressional website at least 48 hours before such vote. Requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Members of the Senate to waive application of such points of order. Requires each committee of jurisdiction to make required statements and certifications under the Rule about each congressionally directed spending item available for public inspection on the Internet within 48 hours after receipt of a request.
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Official text
A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to ensure that all congressionally directed spending items in appropriations and authorization legislation fall under the oversight and transparency provisions of S. 1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · 1 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (7)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- 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).
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
- 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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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres63.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>
Record fed-us-cong111-sres63 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111