A bill to ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution on the budget and regular appropriations bills, and for other purposes.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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