S.9 - Political Reform and Gridlock Elimination Act
A bill to reform America's political system and eliminate gridlock that blocks progress.
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112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 9CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reform America’s political system and eliminate gridlock that blocks progress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. KERRY, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. BEGICH, and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and AdministrationCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reform America’s political system and eliminate gridlock that blocks progress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

This Act may be cited as the ‘Political Reform and Gridlock Elimination Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(1) pass the DISCLOSE Act to prevent a corporate takeover of our elections and ensure that our democracy is open, transparent, and controlled by the people; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(2) reform Senate rules and procedures to reduce excessive obstruction and delay, while protecting the legitimate rights of individual Senators and the minority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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