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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4896 

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

year 2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2014 

Mr. RIBBLE (for himself and Mr. RIGELL) 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 fiscal year 2024, 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’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The Federal debt exceeds 

2 $17,000,000,000,000 and continues to grow. 

3 (2) It is the responsibility of Members of Con4 gress to enact and implement policies that encourage 

5 economic growth and job creation, including a bal6 anced budget. 

7 (3) In 2013, the House of Representatives was 

8 in session only 160 days and the Senate was in ses9 sion only 156 days. 

10 (4) Congressional recess in a time of excessive 

11 national debt is a lost opportunity to reach agree12 ment about a balanced budget. 

13 SEC. 3. NO CONGRESSIONAL RECESSES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 

15 the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date 

16 specified in subsection (b), neither the Senate nor the 

17 House of Representatives may recess or stand adjourned 

18 for a period of longer than 24 hours. 

19 (b) BALANCED BUDGET AGREED TO.—The date de20 scribed in this subsection is the date a concurrent resolu21 tion on the budget is agreed to that establishes a level 

22 of deficit of $0 or a surplus by not later than fiscal year 

23 2024. 

24 (c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

25 SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 


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1 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

2 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec3 tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 

4 of each House, respectively, and it supersedes other 

5 rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 

6 such rules; and 

7 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

8 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

9 relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 

10 in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 

11 the case of any other rule of that House. 

12 SEC. 4. HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVAL OF REGULAR AP13 PROPRIATION BILLS. 

14 Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

15 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub16 section: 

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

18 APPROPRIATION BILLS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP20 RESENTATIVES AGAINST ADJOURNING IN AUGUST

21 UNTIL HOUSE PASSAGE OF ALL APPROPRIATION

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

23 Representatives to consider any resolution providing 

24 for an adjournment period of more than three cal25 endar days during the month of August until the 


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1 House of Representatives has approved annual ap2 propriation bills providing new budget authority 

3 under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of 

4 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

5 Representatives for the fiscal year beginning on Oc6 tober 1 of such year. 

7 ‘‘(2) POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP8 RESENTATIVES AND SENATE AGAINST ADJOURNING

9 UNTIL HOUSE AND SENATE PASSAGE OF ALL APPRO10 PRIATION BILLS.—Beginning on October 1 of a ses11 sion of Congress and during the duration of that 

12 session, it shall not be in order in the House of Rep13 resentatives or the Senate to consider any resolution 

14 providing for an adjournment period of more than 

15 three calendar days for the duration of that session 

16 until the annual appropriation bills providing new 

17 budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the 

18 subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations 

19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate for 

20 the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year 

21 have been presented to the President under section 

22 7 of article I of the Constitution.’’. 

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