U.S. Congress - H.R.2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act
H.R.2860 - Deficit Committee Transparency Act
To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose lobbying activities and campaign or member-designated political action committee contributions, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose lobbying activities and campaign or member-designated political action committee contributions, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Deficit Committee Transparency Act as introduced.
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9/7/2011--Introduced.Deficit Committee Transparency Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require any member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and any individual on the committee staff or the personal staff of a committee member, to disclose any meeting, within 4Official Summary
9/7/2011--Introduced.Deficit Committee Transparency Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require any member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and any individual on the committee staff or the personal staff of a committee member, to disclose any meeting, within 48 hours after it takes place, with any other individual relating to matters before the committee if the individual:(1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal;
(2) has any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative measure pending before the House of Representatives or the Senate or reported by a committee of either chamber; or
(3) is in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal. Requires any member of the Joint Committee who is a candidate with an authorized committee or who is a candidate or an individual holding federal office affiliated with a leadership political action committee (PAC) to disclose, within 48 hours of receipt, any contribution such committee or leadership PAC receives from an individual, or any entity, which:
(1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal;
(2) the authorized committee or leadership PAC, using its best efforts, determines is in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal; or
(3) makes a single contribution in excess of $500. Requires the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee, before its first meeting, to establish a public website containing:
(1) such disclosures of lobbying activities and meetings, and of campaign or Member-designated leadership PAC contributions;
(2) the final report on specified activities and contributions; and
(3) such other information the Joint Committee or its staff deems necessary and beneficial to inform the public of its proceedings, deliberations, and deadlines. Requires the Joint Committee's proposed report and legislative language to be made publicly available on its website at least 72 hours before the vote on such measures. Requires any hearing of the Joint Committee open to the public to be open to coverage by audio and visual means, including in a format that is streaming on the Internet via the Joint Committee's website.
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H.R.2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act
Megalon5
November 18, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Mississippi. I support H.R.2860 - Deficit Committee Transparency Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
"We the People" desperately need transparancy and accountability in our Government.
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H.R.2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act
keithsutter
October 28, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support H.R.2860 - Deficit Committee Transparency Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I know the most recent action for this bill is as follows: "Referred to the House Committee on Rules." on Sep 07, 2011
This bill has been assigned to the House Rules committee.
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H.R.2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act
leizmonk
October 27, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of New York to voice my unequivocal support for H.R.2860 - Deficit Committee Transparency Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I know the Deficit Reduction "Supercommittee" is about to undertake its important work. While I appreciate this bipartisan effort that your colleagues have taken up, I find it unacceptable that the proceedings ...
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