United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HRES 668 — BUDS Resolution

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Building Unity through Dual Sponsors Resolution or the BUDS ResolutionThis bill permits two Members of the House of Representatives to jointly sponsor legislation if one is from the majority party and one is from the minority party.Under current House rules, only one Member may serve as the sponsor for a piece of legislation, though additional Members may serve as cosponsors.

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The resolution allows for joint sponsorship of legislation by members of opposing parties in the House of Representatives.

  • Clause 7 of rule XII

    A public bill or public resolution may be sponsored jointly by two Members, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, if one of the Members is from the majority party and the other Member is from the minority party.

    This establishes a new process for joint sponsorship of bills by members from different parties.

  • Clause 7(b)(1) of rule XII

    In the case of a public bill or public resolution which is sponsored jointly by two Members pursuant to paragraph (d), both of the sponsors may name cosponsors. → In the case of a public bill or public resolution which is sponsored jointly by two Members pursuant to paragraph (d), both of the sponsors may name cosponsors.

    This clarifies that both sponsors can name cosponsors for jointly sponsored bills.

  • Clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII

    the sponsor submits → the sponsor submits (or, in the case of a public bill or public resolution which is sponsored jointly by two Members pursuant to paragraph (d), both of the sponsors submit)

    This amendment specifies that both joint sponsors must submit the required constitutional authority statement.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HRES 668 do?
Building Unity through Dual Sponsors Resolution or the BUDS ResolutionThis bill permits two Members of the House of Representatives to jointly sponsor legislation if one is from the majority party and one is from the minority party.Under current House rules, only one Member may serve as the sponsor for a piece of legislation, though additional Members may serve as cosponsors.
Who sponsors HRES 668?
HRES 668 is sponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic).
What is the current status of HRES 668?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HRES 668?
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