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H.R. 6635 116th Congress House

One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act

Official title: To require that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2020 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3845 One Subject at a Time Act
  • HR 2240 One Subject at a Time Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jun 25, 2020
Buck, Ken
· May 5, 2020
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · May 5, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 5, 2020
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · May 5, 2020
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · May 5, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Apr 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6635: One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6635/
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"H.R. 6635: One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6635/.
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H.R. 6635, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6635/.
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