Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 4971

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · December 7, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2180)
Congress
108th (2003–2005)
Introduced
July 22, 2004
Cosponsors (17)
16D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
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.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.