Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period.

Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to be in session at least: (1) 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period, and (2) 8 hours per day for the remaining days of any week in which a legal holiday occurs (other than such designated week).

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 457 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 457

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the 
House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that 
                is designated as a district work period.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2015

Mr. Jolly submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                           Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the 
House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that 
                is designated as a district work period.

    Resolved, That rule XIV is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
    ``7.(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), the House shall be in 
session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is 
designated as a district work period.
    ``(b) In any week in which a legal holiday occurs, other than a 
week that is designated as a district work period, the House shall be 
in session at least 8 hours per day for the remaining days of such 
week.''.
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