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H.R. 5226 116th Congress House

Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of official funds for travel by Members of Congress during a fiscal year until each of the regular appropriations bills for such fiscal yea… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the use of official funds for travel by Members of Congress during a fiscal year until each of the regular appropriations bills for such fiscal year have been enacted into law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsCongressional operations and organizationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHouse of Representatives
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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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 Latest action November 21, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

This bill generally prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for the travel costs of a Member of Congress during a fiscal year until each of the regular appropriations bills for the fiscal year has been enacted.

The bill also prohibits the House of Representatives from adjourning for more than 12 hours until each appropriations bill is enacted.

Further, on every legislative day until each appropriations bill is enacted, the Speaker of the House shall call for a recorded vote on the approval of the Journal of the last day's proceedings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5226: Funding Deadline Enforcement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5226/
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"H.R. 5226: Funding Deadline Enforcement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5226/.
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H.R. 5226, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5226/.
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