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RepublicanBill · H.Res. 12· House(119-HRES-12)

Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

Rep. Wittman
Age: 67 years
Virginia
Introduced
1/3/2025
Last activity
1/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sponsored by
Robert Wittman
Cosponsors
Republican - 2Democrat - 0
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution changes the rules of the House of Representatives and is called the Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution. It stops the House from considering a resolution to take a recess after July 31 of any year. The House cannot take this August recess unless it has already approved every regular appropriation bill for the next fiscal year. This rule applies to the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that calendar year. A regular appropriation bill is defined as any annual appropriation bill under the jurisdiction of a single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes

  • Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+5

    The bill enforces a legislative schedule intended to ensure all regular appropriation bills are passed before the end of the fiscal year cycle.

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3

    By mandating legislative action on appropriations before August recess, it creates a clearer timeline for government funding processes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.