Senate
May 23, 2018

A bill to provide that Congress may not recess, adjourn, or consider other matters after August 1 of any year if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills with respect to the next fiscal year.

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No Budget, No Vacation Act This bill prohibits Congress from recessing, adjourning, considering other matters, or spending funds on official travel beginning on August 1 of each year until both chambers have passed a congressional budget resolution and all of the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. The bill also sets forth requirements for regular quorum calls in the Senate until the budget and appropriations process has been completed.

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Introduced(5/23/18)
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Ms. Ernst

Senate (R) Iowa

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

May 23, 2018