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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1059 

To ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution on the budget 

and regular appropriation bills, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2019 

Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

TIMMONS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. STEWART, 

Ms. FINKENAUER, and Mrs. AXNE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 

A BILL 

To ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution 

on the budget and regular appropriation bills, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Budget, No Recess 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FAILURE TO COMPLETE CERTAIN BUDGETARY AC2 TIONS BY A DATE CERTAIN. 

3 Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

4 (2 U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(d) FAILURE TO ADOPT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

7 ON THE BUDGET BY A DATE CERTAIN.—(1) If by April 

8 15 of each calendar year, the House of Representatives 

9 and the Senate have not adopted a concurrent resolution 

10 on the budget as required by section 301(a) of the Con11 gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 

12 beginning on the next calendar day, and on every other 

13 calendar day thereafter until adoption of a concurrent res14 olution on the budget, Members shall record their presence 

15 by electronic device for purposes of establishing a quorum. 

16 In the House of Representatives, during the period de17 scribed in this subsection, a motion to adjourn to a day 

18 and time certain offered pursuant to clause 4(c)(1)(B) of 

19 rule XVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

20 may not require the House to stand adjourned for more 

21 than one calendar day. 

22 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, a ‘calendar 

23 day’ shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holi24 days.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR AP2 PROPRIATION BILLS. 

3 (a) RECESSES.—Section 309 of the Congressional 

4 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended by insert5 ing ‘‘(a) RECESSES.—’’ after 309. and by inserting ‘‘or 

6 August’’ after ‘‘July’’. 

7 (b) PASSAGE OF GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS.— 

8 Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

9 U.S.C. 640) (as amended by subsection (a)) is further 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(b) PASSAGE OF GENERAL APPROPRIATION

13 BILLS.—(1) If by the last day of each fiscal year, the 

14 House of Representatives and the Senate have not passed 

15 each of the general appropriation bills, individually or a 

16 combination thereof, beginning on the next calendar day, 

17 and on every other calendar day thereafter until the pas18 sage of all general appropriation bills, individually or a 

19 combination thereof, Members shall record their presence 

20 by electronic device for purposes of establishing a quorum. 

21 In the House of Representatives, during the period de22 scribed in this subsection, a motion to adjourn to a day 

23 and time certain offered pursuant to clause 4(c)(1)(B) of 

24 rule XVI may not require the House to stand adjourned 

25 for more than one calendar day. 


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1 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, a ‘calendar 

2 day’ shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holi3 days.’’. 

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