One Subject at a Time Act
- Last Action
- 2/6/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-06Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- 2017-01-10Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-10 (00)
One Subject at a Time Act
This bill requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change of existing law requirement if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill.
The bill voids: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title, (3) appropriation provisions in legislation outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction, and (4) provisions of appropriation bills not germane to their subject matter.
The bill grants aggrieved persons and Members of Congress the right to bring an action against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law the passage of which did not conform to this bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Chris Stewart (R-UT)
- Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Ken Buck (R-CO)
- Rod Blum (R-IA)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
- Dave Brat (R-VA)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Raul Labrador (R-ID)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
- Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
- Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Government liability
- Legislative rules and procedure
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