BUDS Resolution

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 668 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 668

     Authorizing two Members to serve as joint sponsors of a bill, 
resolution, or joint resolution in the House of Representatives if one 
  of the Members is from the majority party and the other is from the 
                            minority party.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2023

   Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
     Timmons, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Carey) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Authorizing two Members to serve as joint sponsors of a bill, 
resolution, or joint resolution in the House of Representatives if one 
  of the Members is from the majority party and the other is from the 
                            minority party.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Building Unity through Dual 
Sponsors Resolution'' or the ``BUDS Resolution''.

SEC. 2. JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.

    (a) Authorizing Joint Sponsorship.--Clause 7 of rule XII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(d) A public bill or public resolution may be sponsored jointly 
by two Members, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, 
if one of the Members is from the majority party and the other Member 
is from the minority party.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Authority To Name 
Cosponsors.--Clause 7(b)(1) of rule XII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
following: ``In the case of a public bill or public resolution which is 
sponsored jointly by two Members pursuant to paragraph (d), both of the 
sponsors may name cosponsors.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment Relating to Submission of Constitutional 
Authority Statement.--Clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by striking ``the sponsor submits'' 
and inserting ``the sponsor submits (or, in the case of a public bill 
or public resolution which is sponsored jointly by two Members pursuant 
to paragraph (d), both of the sponsors submit)''.
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