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H.R. 4324

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4324, the One Subject at a Time Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 10, 2025 by Rep. Russ Fulcher (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4324 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4324/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4324 IH: One Subject at a Time Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4324  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 10, 2025   Mr. Fulcher  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   One Subject at a Time Act  .
2.
One subject at a time
(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, the subject of which is not germane to the subject matter of each such appropriations bill provided however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any provision imposing limitations upon the expenditure of funds so appropriated.
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 the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses a single subject, but the Act contains one or more provisions concerning a subject that is not clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, then only such provision or provisions concerning the subject not clearly and descriptively expressed in the title 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 appropriation 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 such bill, then each and every such provision shall be void.
(e)
Commencement of an action
Any person aggrieved by the enforcement of, or attempt or threat of enforcement of, an Act passed without having complied with section 2 or this section, or any Member of Congress aggrieved by the failure of the House of Congress which that individual is a member to comply with any requirement of those sections, shall, regardless of the amount in controversy, 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.
(f)
State of review
In any judicial action brought pursuant to subsection (e), the standard of review shall be de novo.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jul 10, 2025

hb4324/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/10/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Russ Fulcher (R) sponsors H.R. 4324 alone.

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4324 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 10, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4324 has taken 2 actions since Jul 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4324 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4324.

Titles

H.R. 4324 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • One Subject at a Time Act — Display Title
  • One Subject at a Time Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4324 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4324’s is Congress.

hr4324/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4324, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 119 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FULCHER:H.R. 4324.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 that all legislative Powers hereingranted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.[Page H3201]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com