No Budget, No Recess Act

United States116th CongressS-186Senate
Updated: Jan 17, 2019

Summary

No Budget, No Recess Act This bill prohibits a recess or adjournment of Congress for more than eight hours (1) on and after April 15 of each year, if Congress has not adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for the next fiscal year; and (2) on and after August 1 of each year, if Congress has not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. No amount may be obligated or expended for official travel by a Member of Congress while the prohibition applies, unless the Member is returning to the seat of government after being away when the prohibition began. In addition, the bill sets forth procedures governing a daily quorum in each chamber while the prohibition applies.

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HR-1059: No Budget, No Recess Act

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.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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