Sec. 501. No budget, no recess
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Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 631 ) is amended— by striking The timetable and inserting the following: The timetable ; and by adding at the end the following: The procedures specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4)shall apply in the Senate and the procedures specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and
(5)shall apply in the House of Representatives— on and after April 15 of each year, if the Senate and House of Representatives have not adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for the next fiscal year; and on and after August 1 of each year, if the Senate and House of Representatives have not passed, individually or collectively, all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. During a period described in paragraph (1), it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to move to recess or to adjourn for more than 8 hours. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), during a period described in paragraph (1), no amounts may be obligated or expended for official travel by a Member of Congress. If a Member of Congress is away from the seat of Government when a period described in paragraph
(1)begins, funds may be obligated and expended for official travel by the Member of Congress to return to the seat of Government. Notwithstanding any provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate, in the Senate, during each day during a period described in paragraph (1), the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum— at noon; and at 6:00 p.m. If, upon a calling of the roll under subparagraph (A), it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present— the Presiding Officer shall direct the Clerk to call the names of any absent Senators; and following the calling of the names under subclause (I), the Presiding Officer shall, without intervening motion or debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question: Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to request the attendance of absent Senators? . If a quorum is not present 30 minutes after the time at which the vote on a question submitted under clause (i)(II) starts, the Presiding Officer shall, without intervening motion or debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question: Shall the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to compel the attendance of absent Senators? . Effective 30 minutes after the Sergeant-at-Arms is directed to compel the attendance of absent Senators under clause (ii), if any Senator not excused under rule XII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is not in attendance, the Senate shall be deemed to have agreed an order that reads as follows: Ordered, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to arrest absent Senators, that warrants for the arrests of all Senators not sick nor excused be issued under the signature of the Presiding Officer and attested by the Secretary, and that such warrants be executed without delay. . Not less frequently than once per hour during proceedings to compel the attendance of absent Senators, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall submit to the Senate a report on absent Senators, which shall— be laid before the Senate; identify each Senator whose absence is excused; identify each Senator who is absent without excuse; and for each Senator identified under subclause (III), provide information on the current location of the Senator. If a Senator had been recognized to speak at the time a call of the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum was initiated under subparagraph (A), and if the presence of a quorum is established, that Senator shall be entitled to be recognized to speak. The Presiding Officer may not entertain a request to suspend the operation of this paragraph by unanimous consent or motion. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in a manner that is inconsistent with S. Res. 296 (108th Congress) or any other emergency procedures or practices of the Senate. Notwithstanding any provision of the Rules of the House of Representatives, in the House of Representatives, during each day during a period described in paragraph (1), each Member of the House of Representatives shall record his or her presence for purposes of establishing a quorum at noon and 6:00 p.m. Notwithstanding section 904(b), paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and
(5)of this subsection may not be waived or suspended in the Senate or the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding section 904(a), paragraph
(3)of this subsection is not enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate or the House of Representatives. .
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