US SB8 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-07 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-07 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Returning Government to the American People Act - Declares that: (1) the Bush Administration should not rush into effect major new controversial regulations in its closing days; (2) the incoming Administration, working with the Congress, should review and, if appropriate, revise or reject such regulations; and (3) Congress should enact and the President should sign legislation necessary to ensure the new Administration has that opportunity.
Title
Returning Government to the American People Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK] | Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] | Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-07 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. | |
| 2009-01-06 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45) |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Presidents and presidential powers
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/8/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s8/BILLS-111s8pcs.pdf |
