US Congress House Bill 5806 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-14 - Referred to House Budget
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Do Your Job Act This bill amends the rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives to prohibit a recess or adjournment longer than 24 hours until Congress agrees to a budget resolution that establishes a balanced budget no later than FY2026. The bill also amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to create points of order against resolutions providing for: (1) the adjournment of the House for more than three days during August until the House has approved all of the annual appropriation bills, or (2) the adjournment of either the House or the Senate for more than three days between October 1 and the duration of the session of Congress until all of the annual appropriation bills have been presented to the President.

Do Your Job Act

Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Budget
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Rules
2016-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-07-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5806/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5806/BILLS-114hr5806ih.pdf