[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 186
To ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution on the budget
and regular appropriations bills, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 17, 2019
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Perdue) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution on the budget
and regular appropriations bills, and for other purposes.
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 ``No Budget, No Recess Act''.
SEC. 2. NO BUDGET, NO RECESS.
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``The timetable'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The timetable''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) No Budget, No Recess.--
``(1) Limits in the senate and house of representatives.--
The procedures specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) shall
apply in the Senate and the procedures specified in paragraphs
(2), (3), and (5) shall apply in the House of Representatives--
``(A) on and after April 15 of each year, if the
Senate and House of Representatives have not adopted a
concurrent resolution on the budget for the next fiscal
year; and
``(B) on and after August 1 of each year, if the
Senate and House of Representatives have not passed,
individually or collectively, all the regular
appropriations bills for the next fiscal year.
``(2) No recess or adjournment.--During a period described
in paragraph (1), it shall not be in order in the Senate or the
House of Representatives to move to recess or to adjourn for
more than 8 hours.
``(3) No official travel.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), during a period described in
paragraph (1), no amounts may be obligated or expended
for official travel by a Member of Congress.
``(B) Return to dc.--If a Member of Congress is
away from the seat of Government when a period
described in paragraph (1) begins, funds may be
obligated and expended for official travel by the
Member of Congress to return to the seat of Government.
``(4) Additional limits in the senate.--
``(A) Determination of presence of a quorum.--
Notwithstanding any provision of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, in the Senate, during each day during a
period described in paragraph (1), the Presiding
Officer shall direct the Clerk to call the roll to
ascertain the presence of a quorum--
``(i) at noon; and
``(ii) at 6:00 p.m.
``(B) Lack of quorum.--
``(i) In general.--If, upon a calling of
the roll under subparagraph (A), it shall be
ascertained that a quorum is not present--
``(I) the Presiding Officer shall
direct the Clerk to call the names of
any absent Senators; and
``(II) following the calling of the
names under subclause (I), the
Presiding Officer shall, without
intervening motion or debate, submit to
the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the
question: `Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms
be directed to request the attendance
of absent Senators?'.
``(ii) Direction to compel attendance.--If
a quorum is not present 30 minutes after the
time at which the vote on a question submitted
under clause (i)(II) starts, the Presiding
Officer shall, without intervening motion or
debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay
vote the question: `Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms
be directed to compel the attendance of absent
Senators?'.
``(iii) Arrest of absent senators.--
Effective 30 minutes after the Sergeant-at-Arms
is directed to compel the attendance of absent
Senators under clause (ii), if any Senator not
excused under rule XII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate is not in attendance, the Senate
shall be deemed to have agreed an order that
reads as follows: `Ordered, That the Sergeant-
at-Arms be directed to arrest absent Senators,
that warrants for the arrests of all Senators
not sick nor excused be issued under the
signature of the Presiding Officer and attested
by the Secretary, and that such warrants be
executed without delay.'.
``(iv) Reports.--Not less frequently than
once per hour during proceedings to compel the
attendance of absent Senators, the Sergeant-at-
Arms shall submit to the Senate a report on
absent Senators, which shall--
``(I) be laid before the Senate;
``(II) identify each Senator whose
absence is excused;
``(III) identify each Senator who
is absent without excuse; and
``(IV) for each Senator identified
under subclause (III), provide
information on the current location of
the Senator.
``(C) Regaining the floor.--If a Senator had been
recognized to speak at the time a call of the roll to
ascertain the presence of a quorum was initiated under
subparagraph (A), and if the presence of a quorum is
established, that Senator shall be entitled to be
recognized to speak.
``(D) No suspension of requirements.--The Presiding
Officer may not entertain a request to suspend the
operation of this paragraph by unanimous consent or
motion.
``(E) Consistency with senate emergency procedures
and practices.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed in a manner that is inconsistent with S. Res.
296 (108th Congress) or any other emergency procedures
or practices of the Senate.
``(5) Additional limits in the house of representatives.--
Notwithstanding any provision of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, in the House of Representatives, during each
day during a period described in paragraph (1), each Member of
the House of Representatives shall record his or her presence
for purposes of establishing a quorum at noon and 6:00 p.m.
``(6) No waiver.--Notwithstanding section 904(b),
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection may not be
waived or suspended in the Senate or the House of
Representatives.
``(7) Permanent law.--Notwithstanding section 904(a),
paragraph (3) of this subsection is not enacted as an exercise
of the rulemaking power of the Senate or the House of
Representatives.''.
SEC. 3. COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640)
is amended by inserting ``or August'' after ``July''.
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