Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Congressional Record

Bill Introduced: H.R.5593 Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

2008-03-10T20:00:00Z

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.920 Additional Earmark Disclosure Resolution

2008-01-14T19:00:00Z

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the earmark point of order.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3654 SAFE Commission Act

2007-09-24T20:00:00Z

To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 13, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-81.

Bill Signed by President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 13, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-09-03T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

September 03, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.623 Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

2007-08-03T20:00:00Z

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Bill Sent To President: S.1 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

2007-08-01T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

August 01, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2822 Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007

2007-06-20T20:00:00Z

To establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2685 Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2007

2007-06-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2544 Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

To establish an Independent Ethics Commission within the House of Representatives composed of former Federal judges.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2350 Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1921 Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act

2007-04-17T20:00:00Z

To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.123 A resolution reforming the congressional earmark process.

2007-03-25T20:00:00Z

A resolution reforming the congressional earmark process.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1122 Emergency Spending Control Act of 2007

2007-02-15T19:00:00Z

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and to budget for emergencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1136 Ethics Reform Act of 2007

2007-02-15T19:00:00Z

To abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish an Independent Ethics Commission, and provide for the transfer of the duties and functions of the committee to the Commission.

Bill Introduced: S.304 SAFE Commission Act

2007-01-15T19:00:00Z

A bill to establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and to ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.473 SAFE Commission Act

2007-01-15T19:00:00Z

To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.489 Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending Act

2007-01-15T19:00:00Z

To establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.230 Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007

2007-01-08T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.