Keep Congress Working Act

Bill: 116-hr-1205
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional operations and organization

House of Representatives

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-13
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: 2019-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Keep Congress Working Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to adjourn for more than 12 hours during any lapse in appropriations for all or part of the federal government.</p> <p>Furthermore, in the Senate, the bill permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or a successful appeal of a ruling of the chair regarding such prohibition, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2019 Mrs. Murphy (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) 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 prohibit an adjournment for a period of more than 12 hours in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Congress Working Act . 2. Limitation on adjournment Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting (a) July Recess .— and by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Motion To adjourn during lapses in appropriations It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to adjourn for a period of more than 12 hours during any lapse in appropriations for all or part of the Government. . 3. Waivers and appeals Subsections (c)(1) and (d)(2) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are amended by inserting 309(b), after 306, .