Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns.
Latest action · Jan 28, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to (1) take bipartisan action to amend the U.S Code to prevent lapses in appropriations and permanently end government shutdowns, and (2) ensure that no Americans have to suffer the consequences of future government shutdowns.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2019 to Feb 5, 2019, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-MI | Paul Mitchell | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Feb 5, 2019 |
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- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2019Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Subjects
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- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
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