HRES 802 · in committee · symbolic
Requiring the House of Representatives to convene and hold recorded quorum calls during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
- government reform
What this bill does
- This resolution requires the House to stay in session and hold recorded votes on attendance during government shutdowns.
- It affects House members, who face fines of $500-$2,500 for missing two or more consecutive quorum calls.
- The House must convene daily unless it has met five days and takes breaks of no more than two days.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would daily House sessions during shutdowns affect members' ability to negotiate spending agreements with the Senate and resolve the shutdown?
- 02
What evidence suggests that fines for missing quorum calls would improve government function rather than simply penalizing members during funding crises?
- 03
Should essential staff and support services continue operating during shutdowns to enable House sessions, and who would bear those costs?
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Sponsor · D-FL-23
Jared Moskowitz
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
29/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-10
Joining the bill
Dave Min
D-CA-47 · original
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
D-FL-25 · original
Sarah McBride
D-DE · original
Val T. Hoyle
D-OR-4 · original
Jill N. Tokuda
D-HI-2 · original
Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original
Greg Landsman
D-OH-1 · original
April McClain Delaney
D-MD-6 · original
Maxwell Frost
D-FL-10 · original
Steven Horsford
D-NV-4 · original
Laura Friedman
D-CA-30 · original
Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24 · original
+ 17 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2025-10-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2025-10-10 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-10-10 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
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