H.Res.847 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States.111th Congress (2009-2010)
House - 01/13/2010 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Buchanan. Petition No: 111-9. (Discharge petition text with signatures.) (All Actions)
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On 1/13/2010, a motion was filed to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H.Res.847. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 111-9: text with signatures.)
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (10/20/2009)
111th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. RES. 847
Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to
determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in
public under the watchful eye of the people of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 20, 2009
Mr. Buchanan (for
himself, Mr. Lance,
Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
Mr. Lee of New York,
Mr. Rogers of Michigan,
Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. McCarthy of California,
Mr. Boozman,
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Mr. Mack, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Duncan,
Mr. Lucas,
Mr. Cole, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Gohmert, Mr. Buyer,
Mr. Westmoreland,
Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida,
Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin,
Mr. Turner,
Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Gingrey of Georgia,
Mr. Cantor,
Mr. Wittman,
Mr. Issa, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Brown of South Carolina, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Latta,
Ms. Fallin,
Mr. Blunt,
Mrs. Schmidt,
Mr. Hensarling,
Mr. Roskam,
Mr. Jordan of Ohio,
Mr. Stearns,
Mr. Dreier,
Mr. Shuster,
Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Campbell,
Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Young of Florida,
Mr. Putnam,
Mr. Whitfield,
Mr. Petri,
Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Boehner,
Mr. Herger,
Mr. Terry,
Mr. Camp, and
Mr. Hoekstra) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to
determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in
public under the watchful eye of the people of the United
States.
Whereas House rules allow conference committees to hold
closed-door meetings that exclude the public and press;
Whereas over the years, full transparency has not been the
standard as conferees have met privately behind closed doors;
Whereas in previous years, conferees have met in smaller
rooms or private meetings and avoided full transparency;
Whereas the New York Times has reported on a disturbing
pattern of House leadership skirting open access by allowing small groups of
conference committee members to meet privately;
Whereas ABC News reported earlier this year that the $1
trillion stimulus bill was passed after “closed-door
negotiations”;
Whereas health care reform is one of the largest public
policy reforms taken up by Congress in generations;
Whereas health care reform will affect the lives of all
people in the United States;
Whereas health care constitutes one-sixth of the Nation’s
economy; and
Whereas Congress is elected by the people to serve the
people: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that it is the sense of the House of
Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to
determine the final content of sweeping national health care legislation be
held in full public view and not behind closed doors.