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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5806 
To prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by fiscal 
year 2026, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. RIBBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 com-
mittee 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 2026, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do Your Job Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) 
The 
Federal 
debt 
exceeds 
$19,000,000,000,000 and continues to grow. 
(2) It is the responsibility of Members of Con-
gress to enact and implement policies that encourage 
economic growth and job creation, including a bal-
anced budget. 
(3) In 2015, the House of Representatives was 
in session only 157 days and the Senate was in ses-
sion only 168 days. 
(4) Congressional recess in a time of excessive 
national debt is a lost opportunity to reach agree-
ment about a balanced budget. 
SEC. 3. NO CONGRESSIONAL RECESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
specified in subsection (b), neither the Senate nor the 
House of Representatives may recess or stand adjourned 
for a period of longer than 24 hours. 
(b) BALANCED BUDGET AGREED TO.—The date de-
scribed in this subsection is the date a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget is agreed to that establishes a level 
of deficit of $0 or a surplus by not later than fiscal year 
2026. 
(c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
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(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
SEC. 4. HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVAL OF REGULAR AP-
PROPRIATION BILLS. 
Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) HOUSE AND SENATE APPROVAL OF REGULAR 
APPROPRIATION BILLS.— 
‘‘(1) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES
AGAINST
ADJOURNING
IN
AUGUST 
UNTIL
HOUSE
PASSAGE
OF
ALL
APPROPRIATION 
BILLS.—It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives to consider any resolution providing 
for an adjournment period of more than three cal-
endar days during the month of August until the 
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House of Representatives has approved annual ap-
propriation bills providing new budget authority 
under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives for the fiscal year beginning on Oc-
tober 1 of such year. 
‘‘(2) POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES AND SENATE AGAINST ADJOURNING 
UNTIL HOUSE AND SENATE PASSAGE OF ALL APPRO-
PRIATION BILLS.—Beginning on October 1 of a ses-
sion of Congress and during the duration of that 
session, it shall not be in order in the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider any resolution 
providing for an adjournment period of more than 
three calendar days for the duration of that session 
until the annual appropriation bills providing new 
budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the 
subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for 
the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year 
have been presented to the President under section 
7 of article I of the Constitution.’’. 
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