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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1936 

To prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by the 

last fiscal year covered by such resolution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 5, 2017 

Mr. GALLAGHER 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 prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a 

concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a 

balanced Federal budget by the last fiscal year covered 

by such resolution, 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 ‘‘Do Your Job Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVAL OF REGULAR AP2 PROPRIATION BILLS. 

3 Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 sections: 

6 ‘‘(g) HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVAL OF REGULAR

7 APPROPRIATION BILLS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP9 RESENTATIVES AGAINST ADJOURNING IN AUGUST

10 UNTIL HOUSE PASSAGE OF ALL APPROPRIATION

11 BILLS.—It shall not be in order in the House of 

12 Representatives to consider any resolution providing 

13 for an adjournment period of more than three cal14 endar days during the month of August until the 

15 House of Representatives has approved annual ap16 propriation bills providing new budget authority 

17 under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

19 Representatives for the fiscal year beginning on Oc20 tober 1 of such year. 

21 ‘‘(2) POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP22 RESENTATIVES AND SENATE AGAINST ADJOURNING

23 UNTIL HOUSE AND SENATE PASSAGE OF ALL APPRO24 PRIATION BILLS.—Beginning on October 1 of a ses25 sion of Congress and during the duration of that 

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1 resentatives or the Senate to consider any resolution 

2 providing for an adjournment period of more than 

3 three calendar days for the duration of that session 

4 until the annual appropriation bills providing new 

5 budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the 

6 subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Senate for 

8 the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year 

9 have been presented to the President under section 

10 7 of article I of the Constitution. 

11 ‘‘(h) NO CONGRESSIONAL RECESSES.—Neither the 

12 Senate nor the House of Representatives may recess or 

13 stand adjourned for a period of longer than 24 hours dur14 ing any calendar year unless and until Congress has 

15 agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for the 

16 fiscal year beginning on October 1 of that calendar year 

17 which concurrent resolution projects a balanced budget for 

18 the Government by the last fiscal year covered by that con19 current resolution.’’. 

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