Cosponsor These Bills

[Josh Tauberer]

(http://razor.occams.info/blog/2009/11/17/congress-cosponsor-these-bills/)

Lots of bills have come up on this list that we'd label "a good thing".
There are also a few other great ones coming from
http://sunshine.gop.gov/transparency-legislation.php. Here's the roster
of bills I've jotted down. (If you're a staffer who's annoyed I left out
your bill, do let me know.)


E-Filing

S. 482: Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements,
and reports in electronic form, by Feingold with 41 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-482
http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/02/27/senate-e-filing-bill-reintroduced-pass-s-482/


CRS Reports

S. Res. 118: A resolution to provide Internet access to certain
Congressional Research Service publications
H.R. 3762: Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act
of 2009
To provide members of the public with Internet access to certain
Congressional Research Service publications, and for other purposes, by
Lieberman with 6 cosponsors and Rep. Frank Kratovil with 2 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sr111-118
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3762
http://cdt.org/issue/congressional-research-service


Earmarks

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.
By Claire McCaskill with 1 cosponsor.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sr111-63

H. Res. 440: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
strengthen the public disclosure of all earmark requests.
By Bill Cassidy with 15 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-440

H.R. 3268: Earmark Transparency and Accountability Reform Act
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to increase earmark
transparency and accountability, and for other purposes, by Dave
Reichert with 1 cosponsor.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3268
(In fairness, this is a big bill and I haven't studied it closely so I
wouldn't be quick to label it "a good thing" without a review.)


Read The Bill

H. Res. 554: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
require that legislation and conference reports be available on the
Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House, and for other
purposes.
By Brian Baird with 214 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-554
http://readthebill.org/
http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/07/09/read-the-bill-the-long-short-story/

H. Res. 835: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to
provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.
By Lynn Jenkins with 110 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-835


Committee Video

H. Res. 869: Directing the Chief Administrative Officer to install
cameras in the hearing room of the Committee on Rules.
By Charles Dent with 77 cosponsors.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-869

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- Josh Tauberer
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