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H.J.Res. 40 (114th)

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.

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Introduced

26 March 2015

Last action

21 April 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

3 January 2025

Rule of law

Summary

Constitutional Amendment Requires 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. Requires the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution, or vote.

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Timeline

  1. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 April 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015

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  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 26 March 2015

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