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House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 688Introduced Feb 16, 2006Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Baird D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 2006 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

36 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 33 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 36 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Larson (D-CT), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), John Salazar (D-CO) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.