A bill to require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to conduct the business of the Committee in a manner that is open to the public.

Summary

Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require each meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (except any discussing classified information) to be made open to the public and available for television coverage.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 August 2011

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Sponsors

• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Mike Lee · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• Ron Johnson · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssra00 · Standing

Related records

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