H.R. 292: To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.
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H.R. 292: To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-12 · Congress · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 12 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR292 (2011-01-18), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.
Plain summary
Requires the Public Printer to make bills and resolutions available for the use of offices of Members of Congress only in an electronic format accessible through the Internet.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] · 15 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 12 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR292 (2011-01-18): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- 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.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr292.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr292 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112