No Irresponsible Recovery or Reinvestment Expenditures Supporting Priorities Outside Necessary Surface Infrastructure Built Legitimately and Expediently Spending Act or the No IRRESPONSIBLE Spending Act This resolution provides that it shall not be in order for the House of Representatives to consider a bill containing an appropriation or authorization of more than $100 billion relating to infrastructure if the bill does not provide at least 50% of those funds to specified programs, initiatives, or projects (e.g., the construction or maintenance of highways, railways, airports, and waterways). A question of order on this percentage may be raised at any time.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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AppropriationsAviation and airportsDams and canalsEducational facilities and institutionsHouse of RepresentativesInfrastructure developmentLegislative rules and procedureNavigation, waterways, harborsRailroadsRoads and highways
No IRRESPONSIBLE Spending Act
USA117th CongressHRES-309| House
| Updated: 4/13/2021
No Irresponsible Recovery or Reinvestment Expenditures Supporting Priorities Outside Necessary Surface Infrastructure Built Legitimately and Expediently Spending Act or the No IRRESPONSIBLE Spending Act This resolution provides that it shall not be in order for the House of Representatives to consider a bill containing an appropriation or authorization of more than $100 billion relating to infrastructure if the bill does not provide at least 50% of those funds to specified programs, initiatives, or projects (e.g., the construction or maintenance of highways, railways, airports, and waterways). A question of order on this percentage may be raised at any time.
AppropriationsAviation and airportsDams and canalsEducational facilities and institutionsHouse of RepresentativesInfrastructure developmentLegislative rules and procedureNavigation, waterways, harborsRailroadsRoads and highways