One Subject at a Time Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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12 cosponsors · 12 R

7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2021

One Subject at a Time Act

This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.

An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such bill.

The bill voids measures or provisions noncompliant with these requirements, including appropriation provisions outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: One Subject at a Time Act

Latest action (Apr 23, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 5, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.