United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4971 (108th)
Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004
Introduced
22 July 2004
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2180)
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Summary
Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004 - Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to address: (1) the time limit on roll call votes; (2) actual voting required in conference committee meetings; (3) waiver of the germaneness requirement for conference reports; (4) removal of Members from committee meetings; (5) a limit on redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives; (6) availability of legislation on the Internet; (7) bribery on the House floor; (8) hacking into other Members' computer files; (9) capping committee mailing expenses; and (10) a requirement that at least one-third of committee budget be provided to the minority ranking member.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 July 2004
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4971
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4971