IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2017 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , Mr. O'Halleran , and Mr. Coffman ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to meet 5 days a week for 39 weeks each year.

That (a) rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 7. There shall be votes held in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 5 consecutive days each week except— (a) during any recess there shall be no votes, except there shall be not more than 13 recess weeks during each calendar year; or (b) during any week in which there is a holiday, then votes shall be held on 4 days. . (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect with the first session of Congress beginning on the date of adoption of this resolution.