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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any year unless the House has…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any year unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 3, 2019
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Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

This resolution amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order for the House to consider a concurrent resolution for its adjournment during any day in August of any calendar year until the House has passed by July 31 of that year each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning on October 1.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 20: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any year unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-20/
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"H. Res. 20: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any year unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-20/.
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H. Res. 20, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-20/.
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[H. Res. 20: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess of the House after July 31 of any year unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-20/)
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