No Budget No Recess Act

Bill: 115-hr-7205
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2018-11-30
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional operations and organization

Executive agency funding and structure

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-30
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-11-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Budget No Recess Act</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the House of Representatives from considering a resolution to adjourn for more than three days in August until the House has approved all of the annual appropriations bills for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of the year. (Under current law, this restriction applies only to a recess during July.) </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2018 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Kilmer ) 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 amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to eliminate any August recess for the House of Representatives until the House has approved all annual appropriation bills for the next fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Budget No Recess Act . 2. House approval of regular appropriation bills Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 640 ) is amended by inserting or August after July .