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Read The Bill Goes to The Hill

Why Read the Final Health Care Bill?

The Baucus health care bill was finally released in legislative language — finally. The bill has jumped from 262 pages in plain language to 1,502 page in legislative language.
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Read the Bill Act Stalled in Congress

Recently introduced House and Senate resolutions seek to illuminate the legislative process, giving Congress, as well as the American people, the opportunity to read legislation and formulate an informed opinion prior to any debate or votes.
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Editorial on NBC SF Bay Area

The Read The Bill photo campaign

Sunlight's Read the Bill campaign asks that Congress post all legislation online for at least 72 hours before it is considered. Currently, we are pushing for the passage of H. Res. 554 - which mandates these important rules changes.

Your support will help us ensure that advocates and active citizens like us have time to make our voices heard before Congress decides on the policies that ultimately affect our communities.

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House Minority Leader John Boehner endorses idea of a 72 hour rule

Congress Should Take Its Time

You didn't have the time to read the 1100 page stimulus bill. And neither did members of Congress—by their own choice. Most lawmakers—on both sides of the aisle—were only given 13 hours to read the bill before it was passed.

Unfortunately, this is not an anomaly. Many members of Congress wish they had more time to Read the Bill.

ReadTheBill.org is a commonsense solution - we want Congress to post all bills online for 72 hours before they are debated. That gives members of Congress - and you - three days to read legislation and consider how it could potentially affect each of us in our daily lives. A 72 hour rule would also give you a chance to let your senators and representative in Congress know what you like, or don't like, about a bill before they vote.

If no one is taking the time to read these crucial pieces of legislation, then no one knows what's in them before they are passed.

Let's make sure Congress takes the time to Read the Bill. Sign our petition now.

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