Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
This resolution changes the House's internal rules to bar the House from considering a concurrent resolution to adjourn during August if, by July 31, the House has not passed every regular appropriations bill for the next fiscal year. It only affects whether the House can take up a measure to declare an August recess and does not create law that applies outside House procedures. In practice, the House could not vote to recess in August until it has approved all those appropriations bills.
This is a House simple resolution that only changes House rules and must be passed by the House; it is not sent to the Senate or the President. It binds House procedure but does not have the force of law outside the House.
This House rules resolution (S.O.S.) adds a rule preventing the House from considering a concurrent resolution to adjourn during any day in August if, by July 31, the House has not passed each regular appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year.
The clause defines "regular appropriation bill" as each annual appropriations bill under a single Appropriations subcommittee's jurisdiction.
Narrow, administrable change with no fiscal impact increases adoptability in the House; political willingness remains key.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused, well-specified amendment to the House Rules that sets a clear procedural constraint tied to the passage of regular appropriation bills by a fixed date.
Progressives emphasize preventing shutdowns and program continuity
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Progressives emphasize preventing shutdowns and program continuity
Likely supportive because it pressures timely passage of appropriations and reduces shutdown risk.
They may caution that expedited timing should not undermine oversight or detailed program protections; some impacts are speculative and depend on majority behavior.
Generally favorable as a procedural enforcement to keep Congress on budget schedule, while noting tradeoffs on lawmakers' calendar and negotiation space.
Would seek practical safeguards and limited exceptions to avoid unintended governance harms.
Mixed to skeptical: some conservatives like forcing completion of appropriations to avoid CRs, but many worry the rule removes leverage, forces passage of higher spending, and infringes members' recess time.
Specific effects depend on whether leadership uses the rule to advance spending increases.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Narrow, administrable change with no fiscal impact increases adoptability in the House; political willingness remains key.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize preventing shutdowns and program continuity
Narrow, administrable change with no fiscal impact increases adoptability in the House; political willingness remains key.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused, well-specified amendment to the House Rules that sets a clear procedural constraint tied to the passage of regular appropriation bills by a fix…
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