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S. 186 (116th)

No Budget, No Recess Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 January 2019

Last action

17 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Subjects

Taxation, Budget

Source updated

7 April 2025

Taxation · Budget

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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Timeline

  1. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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