Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn introduced an amendment to the budget that would require “five days of public review of legislation... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: The Commodity Futures Modernization Act
As part of the Read the Bill campaign, we’ve been writing a series of case studies highlighting bills that slipped... View Article
Continue readingVote to ask the President if he will Support Read The Bill
In the few short weeks since we launched the Read The Bill campaign, more than 4600 people have signed our... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Tap the Brakes Already
Congress is like the Beltway. Sometimes it’s impassible gridlock; so slow that nothing seems to move at all. Other times... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Secret Provision Inserted in Defense Appropriations
Buried in the final conference report for the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 (H.R. 2863) was a provision providing... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Spending Bills Rushed
Yesterday President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, a $410 billion spending bill that funds government operations... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Define Publicly Available
In a foot race, there is always a starting point and an end point. There is no confusion or ambiguity... View Article
Continue readingCongress Had No Time to Read the USA PATRIOT Act
It is hard to determine how long the final version of the USA PATRIOT Act was available prior to its... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Hurry to Pass Drug and Medical Device Law
Next in our series on why it’s so important that Congress #ReadtheBill, and provide access to legislation to the public... View Article
Continue readingNo Time to Read FISA Amendments Act
I’ll be joining Nancy Watzman in posting stories about bills that were rushed to debate with little time for Congress... View Article
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