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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law.

USA115th CongressHJRES-25| House 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Tom Marino

Tom Marino

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Mark Meadows (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring: (1) each bill, order, resolution, or vote that must be submitted to the President under the U.S. Constitution to embrace no more than one subject; and (2) such subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution, or vote.
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Timeline
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • January 9, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Congress

Constitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedure

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single law by requiring that each law enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject and that the subject be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the law.

USA115th CongressHJRES-25| House 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring: (1) each bill, order, resolution, or vote that must be submitted to the President under the U.S. Constitution to embrace no more than one subject; and (2) such subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution, or vote.
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Timeline
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • January 9, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Tom Marino

Tom Marino

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Mark Meadows (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedure