Open Congress : News Articles for 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.2009-08-12T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/58509Baird Apologizes, Plans Town Hallstag:opencongress.org,2009-08-12:/commentary/58245422009-08-12T00:00:00ZCentralia Chronicle
... I have introduced legislation (H.Res. 554) to insist that members of Congress and the public have more time to read legislation before votes are taken. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/08/12/blogs/the_fourth_estate_blog/doc4a83518aa6ddc105538847.txt">Go to article</a> Randy's Rounduptag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/56821822009-07-28T00:00:00ZAbilene Reporter-News
We must have time to thoroughly examine the final bill, which is why I am a cosponsor of H.Res. 554. This bipartisan legislation requires that all bills be ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/jul/28/randys-roundup/">Go to article</a> White House Changes the Terms of a Campaign Pledge About Posting Bills Onlinetag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/53581272009-06-22T12:15:00ZNew York Times
Representative Brian N. Baird, Democrat of Washington, introduced a bill last week that says the House must post bills 72 hours before debate begins; a similar measure has not been introduced in the Senate...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/us/politics/22pledge.html?ref=us">Go to article</a> No excuses. Time for Congress to ReadTheBill.orgtag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/54065972009-06-19T00:00:00ZSan Francisco Chronicle
But H. RES. 554 needs a lot more support in Congress. The Sunlight Foundation has made it easy for you to sign a petition and call your representative to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/newmark/detail?entry_id=42027">Go to article</a>