HR 6635
116th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure
One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act
This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such underlying bill.
The bill voids measures or provisions noncompliant with these requirements, including appropriation provisions outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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