H.Con.Res. 9: Govern Before Going Home Resolution

Introduced:
Jan 22, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA2]
Status:
Referred to Committee

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Con.Res. stands for House concurrent resolution.

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Status

This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 22, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 22, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 22, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Prognosis

55% chance of getting past committee.
39% chance of being agreed to.

Only 29% of House concurrent resolutions made it past committee and only 20% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (3R) (show)
Committees

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Full Title

Prohibiting the House or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than 5 days during a fiscal year unless the House involved has adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year and has approved legislation to provide funding for the operations of the government for the entire fiscal year.

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Last updated Jan 22, 2013.
3 pages

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1/22/2013--Introduced.
Govern Before Going Home Resolution - Prohibits the House of Representatives or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in session on such a day) during a fiscal year unless, at the time the period of adjournment begins, the House or Senate (as the case may be) has: adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year; and approved each regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year or, to the extent that it has not approved such a bill, has approved a continuing resolution to provide funding for the entire fiscal year for the projects and activities covered by it.

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