Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

2019-11-21

Introduced in House

Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

This bill generally prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for the travel costs of a Member of Congress during a fiscal year until each of the regular appropriations bills for the fiscal year has been enacted.

The bill also prohibits the House of Representatives from adjourning for more than 12 hours until each appropriations bill is enacted.

Further, on every legislative day until each appropriations bill is enacted, the Speaker of the House shall call for a recorded vote on the approval of the Journal of the last day's proceedings.

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