Topic

Congressional operations and organization

Bills 1,009 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

1,009 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 160. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 110th to 119th
108 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 146 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. December 21, 2012
HCONRES 96 Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Message on Senate action sent to the House. January 24, 2012
HCONRES 82 Prohibiting the House or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than 3 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. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. September 23, 2011
HCONRES 74 Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Message on Senate action sent to the House. September 8, 2011
HCONRES 50 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. Message on Senate action sent to the House. May 13, 2011
HCONRES 43 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Message on Senate action sent to the House. April 15, 2011
HCONRES 30 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Message on Senate action sent to the House. March 17, 2011
HCONRES 17 Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. Message on Senate action sent to the House. February 17, 2011
HCONRES 10 Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Message on Senate action sent to the House. January 25, 2011
HCONRES 2 Congressional Commission on the European Union Resolution Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. January 5, 2011
HCONRES 1 Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government. Received in the Senate. January 25, 2011
HJRES 122 Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. Became Public Law No: 112-228. December 28, 2012
HJRES 26 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. February 14, 2011
HR 6474 Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, 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. September 20, 2012
HR 6136 Congressional Budget Office Transparency Act Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5019) July 19, 2012
HR 6085 To amend section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that for purposes of determining whether a Member of the House of Representatives is subject to a deduction from in pay by reason of absence from the House on a day, the Member shall be considered to be absent if the Member misses any vote held in the House on that day, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. July 9, 2012
HR 5913 DHS Accountability Act of 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. November 28, 2012
HR 4364 Recess Appointment Restoration Act Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. April 17, 2012
HR 4289 Transparency and Accountability in Congressional Travel Act of 2012 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. March 28, 2012
HR 3774 Citizen Legislator Act of 2012 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, and Ethics, 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. January 17, 2012
HR 3201 To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to eliminate the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. October 13, 2011
HR 3082 Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management. November 2, 2011
HR 2855 Emergency Jobs Now Act Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. September 7, 2011
HR 2835 Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. September 6, 2011
HR 2693 Budget Control Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. August 1, 2011
HR 2544 Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 14, 2011
HR 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-74. December 23, 2011
HR 1626 Prevent the Reckless, Irresponsible, Needless Typography (PRINT) Act of 2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. April 15, 2011
HR 1239 Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . April 1, 2011
HR 1196 LEAVE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. June 1, 2011

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.