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H.R. 5842: End the Lame Duck Act

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H.R. 5842: End the Lame Duck Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-22 · Congress · Latest: Referred to House Rules

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to House Rules Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

End the Lame Duck Act

Plain summary

End the Lame Duck Act - Considers the House of Representatives to be adjourned sine die if it stands adjourned on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office during a Congress (beginning with the 110th Congress) pursuant to a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leaders of both chambers, to notify the Members of the House and Senate to reassemble if they determine that the existence of a national emergency warrants it. Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held during such fiscal year.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

End the Lame Duck Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)

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Words on this page, explained (4)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5842 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111