H. Res. 12 119th Congress House

Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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, 2025 Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov

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Jan 3, 2025

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Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

This resolution prevents the House of Representatives from adjourning in August until it has passed regular appropriations legislation for the fiscal year beginning in October.

The resolution specifies that it is out of order for the House to consider a concurrent resolution for its adjournment during any day in August until the House has passed all of the regular appropriations bills.

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Rules Committee
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Cosponsors 2

Kiggans, Jennifer A.

Virginia · Nov 19, 2025

Onder, Robert F.

Missouri · Oct 8, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 12: Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-12/

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"H. Res. 12: Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-12/.

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H. Res. 12, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-12/.

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