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One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act
To require that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require that each law enacted by Congress address only one subject, and that subject must be clearly stated in the bill's title. For appropriations bills, it would prohibit provisions that are unrelated to the bill's main subject or outside the jurisdiction of the relevant appropriations subcommittee. The bill establishes enforcement mechanisms allowing any person, including members of Congress, to sue in federal court to block enforcement of laws that violate these requirements. Provisions found to violate the one-subject rule would be declared void, and courts would review such cases using a de novo standard rather than deferring to prior judgments.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. ONE SUBJECT PER BILL.
(a) One Subject.—Each bill or joint resolution shall embrace no more than one subject.
(b) Subject in Title.—The subject of a bill or joint resolution shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title.
(c) Appropriation Bills.—An appropriations bill shall not contain any general legislation or change of existing law provision which is not germane to the subject matter of the underlying bill. This subsection does not prohibit any provision imposing limitations upon the expenditure of appropriated funds.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Multiple Subjects in Title.—If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses two or more unrelated subjects, then the entire Act or joint resolution is void.
(b) Provisions Not Expressed in Title.—If an Act or joint resolution contains provisions concerning a subject that is not clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, those provisions shall be void.
(c) Appropriation Provisions Outside Subcommittee Jurisdiction.—If an Act appropriating funds contains a provision outside of the jurisdiction of the relevant subcommittee of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and of the Senate, and therefore outside the subject of the bill, then such provision shall be void.
(d) Provisions of Appropriations Bills Not Germane to Subject Matter.—If an Act appropriating funds contains general legislation or change of existing law provision not germane to the subject matter of the underlying bill, then every such provision shall be void.
(e) Commencement of an Action.—Any person, including a Member of the House of Representatives or a Member of the Senate, aggrieved by the enforcement or threat of enforcement of Acts that do not comply with section 2 shall have a cause of action under sections 2201 and 2202 of title 28, United States Code, 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 section 2 or this section. The cause of action only applies to an Act or joint resolution signed into law on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) State of Review.—In any judicial action brought pursuant to subsection (e), the standard of review shall be de novo. <all>
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