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HF715 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
WILLS
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 484 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 484 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the automatic resignation of members of Congress.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

715

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

715

BY

WILLS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

automatic

resignation

of

members

of

1

Congress.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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715

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

69.21

Members

of

Congress

——

1

automatic

resignation.

2

1.

A

United

States

senator

or

representative

in

Congress

3

who

has

been

elected

by

the

people

of

this

state

shall

be

4

deemed

to

have

resigned

from

office

pursuant

to

section

69.4

5

if

the

Congress

of

the

United

States

fails

to

pass

a

budget

by

6

October

31

of

each

year

or

if

the

member

votes

for

a

continuing

7

resolution

providing

for

the

automatic

extension

of

funding.

8

2.

The

office

of

a

United

States

senator

or

representative

9

in

Congress

deemed

to

have

resigned

pursuant

to

this

section

10

shall

be

deemed

vacant

and

shall

be

filled

as

provided

in

this

11

chapter.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

This

bill

relates

to

the

resignation

of

members

of

Congress.

16

The

bill

deems

a

member

of

Congress

elected

by

the

people

of

17

Iowa

to

have

resigned

from

office

if

the

Congress

of

the

United

18

States

fails

to

pass

a

budget

by

October

31

of

each

year

or

if

19

the

member

votes

for

a

continuing

resolution

providing

for

the

20

automatic

extension

of

funding.

The

office

of

a

person

deemed

21

to

have

resigned

pursuant

to

the

bill

shall

be

deemed

vacant

22

and

filled

as

provided

by

law.

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