One Subject at a Time Act
- Bill Number
- S. 59
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Congress
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-01-09: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-06T06:31:28Z
Official Summary
One Subject at a Time Act
This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
Further, an appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such bill.
The bill voids an entire law or joint resolution that has a title which addresses two or more unrelated subjects. For noncompliant provisions of a law or joint resolution, the bill voids the specific noncompliant provisions. For example, this includes appropriation provisions that are outside of the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.
Additionally, a person (individual or entity) who is aggrieved by the enforcement, or the attempted enforcement, of a law that passed without complying with this bill's requirements may sue the United States for appropriate relief.
Sponsor
Recent Actions
- 2025-01-09: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- One Subject at a Time Act — issued 2025-01-09 — PDF (3 pages)