H.R. 5459

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5459 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5459

To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to adjust the 
timing of the Congressional summer adjournment, and other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2025

Mr. Cloud introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules

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A BILL

To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to adjust the 
timing of the Congressional summer adjournment, and other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIMING OF CONGRESSIONAL SUMMER ADJOURNMENT.

(a) Timing.--Section 132 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 198) is amended--
(1) by striking ``July 31'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``June 30''; and
(2) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by striking ``August'' and inserting ``July''; 
and
(B) by striking ``the first Monday in September 
(Labor Day) of such year to the second day after Labor 
Day'' and inserting ``the first Monday in August of 
such year to that first Monday in August''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date on which the second session of the One Hundred 
Nineteenth Congress convenes.
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