To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 29, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that contains more than a single subject from being received or considered in the House. Permits a question of order on the number of subjects in any such legislation to be raised at any time.
Requires the single subject of any bill or joint resolution to be expressed in the title.
Exempts from such requirements legislation that complies, consolidates, revises, or rearranges the statutory law.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 29, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2010Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Subjects
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- Jul 29, 2010Introduced in House
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