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IV
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 184
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2015
Mr. Peters submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to meet 5 days a week for 39 weeks each year.
That
(a) rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
7. There shall be votes held in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for 5 consecutive days each week except— (a) during any recess there shall be no votes, except there shall be not more than 13 recess weeks during each calendar year; or
(b) during any week in which there is a holiday, then votes shall be held on 4 days.
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(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect with the first session of Congress beginning on the date of adoption of this resolution.