Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills within the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms this is a resolution expressing an opinion ('sense of the House') rather than binding legislation, but does not specify enforcement mechanisms if ignored.

Resolution to Finish Spending Bills Before Ending Session

This resolution states that it is the opinion of the House that they should not end their session until all yearly funding bills for government agencies are passed into law.

What This Bill Does

• States the official opinion of the House about when to stop meeting.
• Says the House should wait to adjourn until annual appropriation bills become law.
• Applies specifically to bills handled by subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations.
• Focuses only on funding for the current fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members of the House of Representatives
• The Committee on Appropriations and its subcommittees

Terms To Know

Sense of the House

An official statement showing what most members think, but it does not create a new law.

Adjourn

To end a meeting or session officially until later.

Appropriation bills

Laws that give money to government agencies and programs for one year.

Limits and Unknowns

• This resolution expresses an opinion rather than a rule, so it does not force the House to stay open.
• The text does not say what happens if the bills are not finished by a certain date.
• It has been sent to a committee and has not yet become law.

Official Summary Text

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until all of the annual appropriations bills for the current fiscal year have been enacted.

Current Bill Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 19 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 19

Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House
should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills within the
jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on
Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2025

Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Clyde, and Mrs. Luna) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations

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RESOLUTION

Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House
should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills within the
jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on
Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the House should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills
within the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on
Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.
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