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HR 4364 112th Congress House

Recess Appointment Restoration Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to specify further conditions under which payment for the services of a recess appointee may not be made from the Treasury.

Introduced: April 17, 2012 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 17, 2012
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 Latest action April 17, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recess Appointment Restoration Act - Prohibits payment from the Treasury to any individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy that must be filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, until such appointee has been confirmed by the Senate, unless such individual was appointed while the Senate was adjourned for at least 10 days.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 17, 2012
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 17, 2012
Mack, Connie
· Apr 17, 2012
McHenry, Patrick
· Apr 17, 2012
MICA, JOHN
· Apr 17, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Apr 17, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4364: Recess Appointment Restoration Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4364/
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"H.R. 4364: Recess Appointment Restoration Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4364/.
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H.R. 4364, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4364/.
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