S 3845
116th Congress
Senate
Congress
Appropriations
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure
One Subject at a Time Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
One Subject at a Time 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 bill.
The bill voids measures or provisions noncompliant with these requirements, including appropriation provisions outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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