Requiring the House of Representatives to convene and hold recorded quorum calls during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

This resolution would require the Speaker of the House to convene the House on each day of a federal government shutdown. The House could only adjourn or recess for up to 2 days at a time, and only after meeting for the first 5 days of the shutdown and for 5 days in a row since the last break. On each day in session during a shutdown, Members would have to record their presence electronically in a quorum call. Members who miss quorum calls on 2 or more days in a row could be fined $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for later offenses, with exceptions for illness of the Member or a family member, an appeal process through the Committee on Ethics, and unpaid fines taken from their salary.

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Sponsors

• Jared Moskowitz Democrat sponsor
• 29 cosponsors