U.S. Congress - S.3359 One Subject at a Time Act
S.3359 - One Subject at a Time Act
A bill to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: One Subject at a Time Act as introduced.
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6/28/2012--Introduced.One Subject at a Time Act - Requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. Prohibits an appropriations bill from containing any general legislaOfficial Summary
6/28/2012--Introduced.One Subject at a Time Act - Requires:(1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and
(2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. Prohibits an appropriations bill from containing any general legislation or change of existing law requirement, if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. Declares void:
(1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects,
(2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title,
(3) appropriation provisions in legislation outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction, and
(4) provisions of appropriation bills not germane to their subject matter. Grants aggrieved persons and Members of Congress the right to bring an action against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to this Act.
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Latest Letters to Congress
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S.3359 One Subject at a Time Act
JenniferBoyles
September 24, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Kentucky. I support S.3359 - One Subject at a Time Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. Truly, I would desperately love to see this pass. With this, the American people could far more easily follow bills near and dear to their hearts without the bills winding up being 10,000 pages long- 3 pages of actual legislation and the rest ga...
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S.3359 One Subject at a Time Act
Icy
August 02, 2012
I support S.3359 - One Subject at a Time Act.
I can't believe this wasn't required from the begining. I imagine our fore fathers thought it was common sense to put one subject in a Bill at a time, and somewhere along the line, that was lost. So, now we need a Bill to make it true again.
This allows a Bill to be more transparent, with no little surprises hiding inside of it. When you vote on future Bills, you can be confident in what you are voting on. You don't have to feel conflicted becau... -
S.3359 One Subject at a Time Act
jburkiewicz
July 16, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Florida. I support S.3359 - One Subject at a Time Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Jim Burkiewicz
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