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S.Res. 9 (94th)

Resolved, that paragraph 7(b) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows: "(b) each meeting of a standing, select, or special committee of the Senate, or any subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a portion or portions of any such meeting may be closed to the public if the committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, determines by record vote of a majority of the members of the committee or subcommittee present that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such portion or portions.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 January 1975

Last action

5 November 1975 · Vote

Status

Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #470 (86-0).

Sponsors

Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID], Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Muskie, Edmund S. [D-ME], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Provides that all meetings of Senate committees shall be open to the public, unless the members of such committee determine by majority vote that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken involve specified matters, including the following: (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the United States; (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel or internal staff management or procedure; or (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy of an individual.

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 1975

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 1975

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 September 1975

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Rules and Administration with amendment, S. Rept. 94-382.

    Source: Committee

  4. 18 September 1975

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Rules and Administration with amendment, S. Rept. 94-382.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 November 1975

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  6. 5 November 1975

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #470 (86-0).

    Source: Floor

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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    • Passed Senate amended

      summary · EN · 5 November 1975

      Open at official source

    • Introduced in Senate

      summary · EN · 15 January 1975

      Open at official source

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