[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1205

     To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit an 
adjournment for a period of more than 12 hours in the event of a lapse 
                           in appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

Mrs. Murphy (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit an 
adjournment for a period of more than 12 hours in the event of a lapse 
                           in appropriations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Congress Working Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADJOURNMENT.

    Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
inserting ``(a) July Recess.--'' and by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(b) Motion To Adjourn During Lapses in Appropriations.--It shall 
not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
adjourn for a period of more than 12 hours during any lapse in 
appropriations for all or part of the Government.''.

SEC. 3. WAIVERS AND APPEALS.

    Subsections (c)(1) and (d)(2) of section 904 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 are amended by inserting ``309(b),'' after ``306,''.
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