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

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House Should Not End Work Until Budget Bills Are Passed

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

What This Bill Does

• Expresses what the House thinks about when it comes to ending its work sessions.
• Says the House should keep going until certain budget bills are made into laws.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members of the House of Representatives
• Committees and subcommittees dealing with appropriations

Terms To Know

appropriations

Money given by Congress to fund government activities.

fiscal year

A one-year period used for budgeting and financial reporting, starting on October 1st of the previous calendar year.

Limits and Unknowns

• The resolution is not a law but expresses what the House thinks.
• It does not force anyone to do anything; it's just an opinion.

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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