{"id":10175,"date":"2021-02-11T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=10175"},"modified":"2024-09-23T23:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:03:14","slug":"press-release-fulcher-introduces-one-subject-at-a-time-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/press-release-fulcher-introduces-one-subject-at-a-time-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: Fulcher Introduces ‘One Subject At A Time’ Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congressman Fulcher Introduces the One Subject At A Time Act<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Legislation requires bills to consider single topics, rather than massive omnibus bills<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014<\/strong> Congressman Russ Fulcher has introduced the\u00a0One Subject at a Time Act<\/em>, to provide accountability and transparency in Congress. This bill currently has seven cosponsors including, Representatives Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), and Chip Roy (R-TX).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0One Subject at a Time Act<\/em>\u00a0requires that each bill covers a single topic, ensuring singular votes on each subject and ending the practice of large omnibus bills.<\/p>\n

Omnibus bills are large funding packages that include hundreds of different government agencies, topics, and interests. Typically, these packages include massive government waste and overspending along with priorities that have broad support by Members of Congress such as, veterans care, funding for homeland security, pay for our military troops, and district-specific programs like Payment In Lieu of Taxes. This creates a disingenuous situation for legislators to manage increases to our national debt as it nears $28 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Idaho, legislative bills are limited to a single subject and voted on separately,\u201d<\/em> Congressman Fulcher said. <\/strong>\u201cThis practice holds every legislator accountable to their constituents because each topic has a separate and transparent vote. As the House of Representatives looks at proposals to modernize Congress, especially during debates over the recent COVID-19 relief legislation, the One Subject at a Time Act deserves to be part of the conversation. Adding minimum wage increases, state bailouts, and other unrelated spending to emergency-aid legislation does not allow for transparency for the Members or their constituencies. This proposal will end \u2018back room deals,\u2019 large \u2018must-pass\u2019 bills, and restore trust in our representative government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe American people deserve to know where their federal legislators stand on issues and deserve the right to hold them accountable for their vote on every new law,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs.<\/strong> \u201cThe \u2018One Subject at a Time Act\u2019 will raise the level of integrity in Congress and restore some of the faith the American people have lost in their elected leaders.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFor far too long, Congress has ignored whether an issue is germane and has treated legislation, especially appropriations, like a Shop \u2018Till You Drop Sweepstakes,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>commented Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI am proud to have cosponsored the One Subject at a Time Act which will provide more transparent legislation and better results for the American people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cToo often in Washington, politicians pack massive \u2018motherhood and apple pie\u2019 bills with terrible, special interest demands, then vote on the bills mere hours after introduction before anyone has had time to read the text,\u201d <\/em>stated Congressman Mo Brooks.<\/strong> \u201cWhile this process is great for special interest groups and great for Congressmen and Senators who covet special interest contributions, it is horrible for America. Limiting bills to one subject means no unrelated bad provisions that are so bad they can never pass on their own merit. Alabama\u2019s Constitution has a \u2018one subject matter per bill\u2019 requirement that works quite well. Congress should learn from the states and similarly pass \u2018one subject matter per bill\u2019 legislation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation is a good step towards greater transparency in government,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>commented Congressman Ralph Norman.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLet\u2019s put an end to the practice of using bills for leverage or as hostage to one another. Every bill should be considered on its own merits, simply put: One subject – one vote.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf our ideas have merit Congress should openly debate them and let them be considered on the House floor in their own right,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said Congressman Bill Posey.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFurthermore, it\u2019s critical for Congress to get back to the practice of passing individual appropriations bills and stop waiting until the eleventh hour to bring up a massive omnibus spending bills that nobody will be able to read.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe House of Representatives no longer functions as a deliberative body.\u00a0 So-called \u201cmust pass\u201d bills are drafted behind closed doors by a select few in leadership, span hundreds of pages and dozens of topics, and are then dropped on the floor against a deadline for members to take or leave,\u201d <\/em>commented Congressman Chip Roy.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cThis leaves most of us unable to perform our duty to our constituents. The One Subject at a Time Act is one critical step in returning the People\u2019s House to the people by restoring transparency of subject and encouraging true debate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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