Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period.

Bill: 114-hres-457
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2015-10-01
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to be in session at least: (1) 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period, and (2) 8 hours per day for the remaining days of any week in which a legal holiday occurs (other than such designated week).</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 457 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2015 Mr. Jolly submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period.

That rule XIV is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 7. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), the House shall be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period. (b) In any week in which a legal holiday occurs, other than a week that is designated as a district work period, the House shall be in session at least 8 hours per day for the remaining days of such week. .