H. Res. 668 118th Congress House

BUDS Resolution

Official title: Authorizing two Members to serve as joint sponsors of a bill, resolution, or joint resolution in the House of Representatives if one of the Members is from the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Authorizing two Members to serve as joint sponsors of a bill, resolution, or joint resolution in the House of Representatives if one of the Members is from the majority party and the other is from the minority party.

Introduced: December 17, 2024 Introduced by: Emanuel Cleaver Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (House)

Sep 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Sep 1, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Unity through Dual Sponsors Resolution or the BUDS Resolution

This bill permits two Members of the House of Representatives to jointly sponsor legislation if one is from the majority party and one is from the minority party.

Under current House rules, only one Member may serve as the sponsor for a piece of legislation, though additional Members may serve as cosponsors.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

KATHERINE OH
for DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SENATE
1 filing

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Cosponsors 35

Allred, Colin

· Dec 17, 2024

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Dec 17, 2024

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Dec 17, 2024

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Dec 17, 2024

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Dec 17, 2024

Green, Al

Texas · Dec 17, 2024

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Dec 17, 2024

Kuster, Ann

· Dec 17, 2024

Levin, Mike

California · Dec 17, 2024

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Dec 17, 2024

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Dec 17, 2024

Peltola, Mary

· Dec 17, 2024

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Dec 17, 2024

Scholten, Hillary J.

Michigan · Dec 17, 2024

Sorensen, Eric

Illinois · Dec 17, 2024

Sykes, Emilia Strong

Ohio · Dec 17, 2024

Tonko, Paul

New York · Dec 17, 2024

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Dec 17, 2024

Lawler, Michael

New York · Sep 9, 2024

Magaziner, Seth

Rhode Island · Sep 9, 2024

D'Esposito, Anthony

· Oct 24, 2023

Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp

Washington · Oct 24, 2023

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Oct 10, 2023

California · Oct 10, 2023

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Sep 28, 2023

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2023

California · Sep 1, 2023

Phillips, Dean

· Sep 1, 2023

Timmons, William R.

South Carolina · Sep 1, 2023

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 668: BUDS Resolution. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-668/

MLA

"H. Res. 668: BUDS Resolution." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-668/.

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H. Res. 668, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-668/.

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