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.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 67 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 67
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit bills
and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 26, 2011
Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Tipton, and Mr. Gardner)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules
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RESOLUTION
To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit bills
and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject.
Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause--
``12.(a) No bill, joint resolution, or amendment to any bill or
joint resolution that contains more than a single subject may be
received or considered in the House. A question of order on the number
of subjects in any such bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto,
may be raised at any time.
``(b) The single subject of any bill or joint resolution shall be
expressed in the title.
``(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to a bill, joint
resolution, or amendment thereto that complies, consolidates, revises,
or rearranges the statutory law.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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