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HR 7205 115th Congress House Congress Appropriations Congressional operations and organization Executive agency funding and structure House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure

No Budget No Recess Act

Introduced: November 30, 2018 Introduced by: Arrington, Jodey C. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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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.
Nov 30, 2018
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No Budget No Recess Act

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.)

What's happening now November 30, 2018

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7205: No Budget No Recess Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7205/
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"H.R. 7205: No Budget No Recess Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7205/.
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H.R. 7205, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7205/.
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