H.Con.Res. 9: Govern Before Going Home Resolution

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-22 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Govern Before Going Home Resolution

Plain summary

Govern Before Going Home Resolution - Prohibits the House of Representatives or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in session on such a day) during a fiscal year unless, at the time the period of adjournment begins, the House or Senate (as the case may be) has: adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year; and approved each regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year or, to the extent that it has not approved such a bill, has approved a continuing resolution to provide funding for the entire fiscal year for the projects and activities covered by it.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Govern Before Going Home Resolution

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] · 3 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (6)

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).
Continuing resolution: A temporary law that keeps government agencies funded, usually at the previous year's levels, when the regular yearly spending bills are not finished by the start of the fiscal year.
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.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hconres9.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hconres9 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113