May 20, 2025
Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To require the chairs of committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate to submit certain information to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate with respect to reported bills and joint resolutions, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Legislative Accountability Act
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Sec. 2. Requirements with respect to inclusion of certain information for bills and joint resolutions
(a) Requirements with respect to certain amendments
(1) In general
With respect to a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the chair of such committee shall submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be), not later than 3 legislative days after the date that the bill or resolution is reported by the committee, the name of any Member of Congress who submitted an amendment to the bill or resolution which was adopted by the committee.
(2) Amendments adopted with respect to matters that pass either House
With respect to a bill or joint resolution passed by the House of Representatives or the Senate, the chair of the Committee on Rules of the House or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be), not later than 3 legislative days after the date that the bill or resolution is passed by such House, the name of any Member of Congress who submitted an amendment to the bill or resolution which was adopted by such House.
(b) Special rule with respect to matters reported by certain committees
With respect to a bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House, or the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the chair of such committee shall submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be), not later than 3 legislative days after the date that the bill or resolution is reported by the committee, the name of each Member of Congress who is responsible for the inclusion of a provision in the bill or resolution as reported by the committee.
(c) Inclusion of certain information in bills or resolutions
The Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be), and the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall ensure that any name submitted under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a bill or resolution is included in any reported, engrossed, enrolled or enacted version of the bill or resolution in the form of a footnote that indicates which adopted amendment or provision in the bill or resolution any such Member submitted for or is otherwise responsible for its inclusion in such version of the bill or resolution, as applicable.
(d) Member of Congress defined
In this section, the term Member of Congress means a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(e) Exercise of rulemaking powers
The provisions of this section are enacted by the Congress—
(1)
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2)
with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.