H.R. 8380

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8380 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8380

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual 
appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 20, 2026

Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Bice, and Ms. Maloy) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual 
appropriation bills, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILLS.

(a) In General.--Section 309 of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended to read as 
follows:

``approval of regular appropriation bills

``Sec. 309. (a) In the Senate.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions 
of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of 
concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports 
thereon shall apply to the consideration in the Senate of 
annual appropriation bills.
``(2) Debate in the Senate on any annual appropriation 
bill, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and 
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more 
than 20 hours.
``(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any measure 
providing continuing appropriations.
``(b) In the House of Representatives.--It shall not be in order in 
the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for 
an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month 
of July until the House of Representatives has approved annual 
appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the 
jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on 
Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. 
For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically 
advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various 
subcommittees.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--In the table of contents in section 1(b) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note), the item relating to section 309 is 
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 309. Approval of regular appropriation bills.''.
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