House resolution · 111th 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 17, 2009
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Sep 23, 2009 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walden. Petition No: 111-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis6.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 554.
- Congress.gov noteOn 9/23/2009, a motion was filed to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H.Res.554. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 111-6: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 554, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hres/554
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
217 cosponsors — 171 Republicans, 46 Democrats
170 of 217 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and 187 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird.
- H.R. 3650 (111th) Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2010
- H.R. 1736 (111th) International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009
- H.R. 3247 (111th) To establish a social and behavioral sciences research program at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1079 (111th) Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act
- H.Res. 1148 (111th) Expressing support for the mission and goals of the World Economic Forum.
- H.R. 16 (111th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.