US Congress House Resolution 800 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to replace the Speaker on the first day of the second session of a Congress if the most recent fiscal year ended with a significant Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. Amends Rule I (The Speaker) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to declare that if, on the first day of the second session of a Congress, the most recent fiscal year ended with a federal budget deficit of 5% or more of the gross domestic product, then the position of Speaker of the House shall be declared vacant and the individual who served as Speaker as of the last day of the first session of the Congress is ineligible to serve as Speaker in the second session of that Congress. Makes this provision inapplicable if the House determines that the budget deficit for a fiscal year was attributable to a national emergency or a recession.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to replace the Speaker on the first day of the second session of a Congress if the most recent fiscal year ended with a significant Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.

Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2018-03-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/800/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres800/BILLS-115hres800ih.pdf