Post Healthcare Bill Online
83% say that all legislation should be posted online and available to read before Congress votes on it?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/83_say_congress_should_post_bills_online_for_all_to_read_before_voting_on_them
What do you think?
for those saying it is posted, no, what was originally introduced is posted, updates of thousands of different pages of redrafts and amendments are posted very very slowly, often after the vote.
This can done already!!!! Al you need to know is where to find this information so you can comment on it. You can comment on bills in Congress, Federal regulations that are being proposed, and the same is true about the State that you live in, you can comment on proposed state laws and proposed state regulations. You just have to know where to look.Here are some websites to get you started on helping our representatives to make the government work better for all of us.
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov
State and Local Governments
http://www.statelocalgov.net
U.S.A. Government
http://www.usa.gov
Regulations
http://www.regulations.gov
White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Legislative Sites (other)
http://www.thomas.gov
http://www.thomas.loc.gov/
Please Note: The near-final verion of the Senate (Boxer-Kerry) Cap and Trade Bill: Check out this website:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/DEC09610_xml.pdf
Boehner: Committees Should Post Bills Online Within 24 Hours