H.R. 8380House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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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The bill changes the 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to set new rules for how Congress handles yearly appropriations bills. It limits how long the Senate can debate these bills and ties certain House actions to the completion of the appropriations process. The changes affect the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the House Appropriations Committee.

Key Provisions

In the Senate, debate on any annual appropriations bill, its amendments, and related motions is capped at 20 hours, except for continuing appropriations bills.
In the House, members cannot consider any adjournment resolution longer than three calendar days in July until all annual appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year have been approved.
The House Appropriations Committee chair must periodically inform the Speaker of any changes in jurisdiction among its subcommittees.
The bill updates the table of contents of the original Act to reflect the new heading for section 309.

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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.

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April 20, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 20, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8380

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 20, 2026

Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Bice, and Ms. Maloy) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

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.

Procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills

(a)

In general

Section 309 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended to read as follows:

309.

Approval of regular appropriation bills

(a)

In the Senate

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall apply to the consideration in the Senate of annual appropriation bills.

(2)

Debate in the Senate on any annual appropriation bill, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours.

(3)

Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any measure providing continuing appropriations.

(b)

In the House of Representatives

It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various subcommittees.

(b)

Conforming amendment

In the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 621 note), the item relating to section 309 is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 309. Approval of regular appropriation bills.