About the bill
Plus several other reforms intended to limit the influence of partisanship, lobbying, and self-interest in Congress.
Context
Congress has some problems.
In recent years, it’s rarely been able to pass an annual budget like they’re supposed to, leaving much of the government relying on stopgap funding called continuing resolutions.
What the bill does
The FAITH (Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor) in Congress Act would institute several changes to the way the legislative branch runs, including:
- **Banning the House from voting on any legislation unless it has “demonstrable bipartisan support.”That phrase is never defined or quantified, so it’s unclear whether (for example) a bill could receive a vote if it had only one cosponsor from across the aisle, or whether that would be insufficient.
- Setting a lifetime ban on …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on September 17, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
8 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Murphy Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Hold Members of Congress Accountable to Taxpayers”
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Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL7]
(Sponsor)
on Sep 24, 2020
“McAdams backs measure for greater accountability, restoring trust in Congress”
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Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT4, 2019-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 8, 2020
History
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May 23, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5946 (115th). |
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Sep 17, 2020
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
H.R. 8305 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8305. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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