Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection subject to certain conditions.

Summary

Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that records of committee actions be made available for public inspection except for information which would endanger national security or would violate any rule of the House.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Rules.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 January 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Anderson, John B. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sarasin, Ronald A. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thone, Charles [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsru00 · Standing

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