Caps Senate debate on spending bills and restricts House summer breaks until spending bills are approved.
This bill would change how Congress handles annual spending bills. It would limit debate in the Senate on these bills to 20 hours. It would also stop the House from taking long breaks in July. This restriction would last until all major spending bills for the next government budget year are approved.
Today, the Senate does not have a specific 20-hour debate limit on annual appropriation bills. The House also does not currently have a rule preventing long July adjournments until all appropriation bills are passed. If this bill becomes law, the Senate would limit debate on these bills to 20 hours, and the House would be blocked from taking breaks longer than three days in July until all major spending bills are approved for the government's budget year starting October 1.
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