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HR 50 The No Paychecks for Incompetent Leaders Act
Topic Started: 9 Jun 2013, 10:02 PM (216 Views)
Heather Holson
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48 hours of debate

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In the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Rep. Malcolmson and Rep. Terrus, for themselves, Rep. Callaghan, Rep. Levy, and Rep King., offer: A Bill To prevent government shutdowns; Be it Enacted by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States in Congress assembled, that;

Section 1. Short Title, Effect.

(a) This bill shall be cited as the Government Shutdown Prevention Act.

(b) This bill shall take effect upon its enactment.

Section 2. Preventing Government Shutdowns.

(a) Definition -- For the purposes of this act, a "government shutdown," occurs whenever the Congress fails to enact a budget for any department, agency, or unit of the federal government for a fiscal year, unless the Congress passes a concurrent resolution indicating the desire of the Congress to defund that agency.

(b) Initial Vote -- Whenever a government shutdown occurs, each House of Congress shall within 48 hours hold a simple, up-or-down vote on the President's proposed budget for the department(s), agency or agencies, or unit(s) of the federal government that shut down.

(c) Constant Debate -- Each House of Congress shall provide, through the passage of a rules resolution, for a procedure for considering proposals for the funding of a shutdown department, agency, or unit if the vote provided for in subsection (b) fails to terminate such shutdown, provided that these rules shall require:
(1) each House of Congress to remain in session, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the termination of that shutdown; and
(2) each House of Congress shall consider budgetary proposals made during this continual session by a simple, up-or-down vote.

Section 3 Enactment

This bill shall be enacted upon its constitutional passage.
Edited by Heather Holson, 11 Jun 2013, 06:51 PM.
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Patrick Callaghan
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New England Republican >:D
My vote on the second amendment shall be changed to Nay
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Landry
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Winter is Coming to the Red States
Madam Speaker,

Given that the purpose of the bill is to prevent shutdowns, requiring continual sessions is the very definition of germane.

I yield.
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Heather Holson
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The Chair declares the amendment germane.
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Damien Andrews
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Aye on both.
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TheJohnson
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I motion to overturn the chairs decision that the amendment is germane.
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Daniel Hernandez
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Wielder of the Gavel
Rick Thomas

Madame Speaker,

I second the motion to overturn the ruling of the Chair.

I yield.
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Heather Holson
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The motion to overturn the Chair's ruling is recognized and seconded. 24 hours for voting.
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Landry
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Winter is Coming to the Red States
Nay to sustain
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Terrus


Nay to overturn.
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Terrus


Please change to nay to sustain.
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Melissa Sanchez
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Aye on amendments 1 and 2.

Aye to sustain the ruling of the Chair.
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Brenninger
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#Swaggy
Nay to sustain
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Vissering
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I'm radioactive.
Nay to overturn.
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Heather Holson
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Amendments 1 and 2 have passed with a majority of 435 and 329-106 respectively. Voting continues on the motion to overturn the Chair's ruling. Debate continues.
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Heather Holson
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Debate has now ended. The bill shall move to a debate.
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