Bill > HR872

This bill, the "One Subject at a Time Act," aims to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill passed by Congress. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Each bill or joint resolution enacted by Congress must be limited to a single subject, which must be clearly and descriptively expressed in the bill's title. 2. Appropriations bills cannot contain any general legislation or changes to existing law that are not directly related to the appropriations subject. 3. If a bill's title addresses multiple unrelated subjects or contains provisions not clearly expressed in the title, those provisions can be deemed void and unenforceable. Members of Congress or aggrieved individuals can file lawsuits to challenge such multi-subject bills, with the courts reviewing the matter under a de novo (fresh) standard. The goal of the bill is to improve transparency and accountability in the legislative process by ensuring that each bill focuses on a single, clearly defined subject matter.