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H.Res. 149 (115th)

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to meet 5 days a week for 39 weeks each year.

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Introduced

17 February 2017

Last action

17 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Sponsors

Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

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Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require votes to be held in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for five consecutive days each week, except during any recess or during any week in which there is a holiday (when the number of consecutive days on which votes shall be held is four). Limits to 13 the number of recess weeks during each calendar year.

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Timeline

  1. 17 February 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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  2. 17 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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