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H.R. 8380119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 20, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
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HR 8380 caps Senate spending bill debate at 20 hours and bars House recesses in July until all spending bills pass.
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HR 8380 changes procedural rules for passing annual federal appropriations bills. It limits Senate floor debate on each spending bill to 20 hours and prohibits the House from taking recesses longer than three days in July unless all annual spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year have already passed. The fiscal year begins October 1.
The bill directly affects members of Congress and how they manage their legislative schedules. Indirectly it affects all Americans, because appropriations bills fund programs including the military, federal agencies, and national parks.
Congress currently misses spending deadlines and relies on temporary funding measures called continuing resolutions. More consistent on-time passage could reduce uncertainty from government shutdown threats and last-minute temporary funding arrangements.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.