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This bill, known as the "One Subject at a Time Act," aims to reform the legislative process by mandating that each bill or joint resolution in Congress can only address a single subject. Specifically, the bill requires that the subject of a bill must be clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, and appropriations bills cannot include unrelated general legislation or changes to existing law. If a bill violates these rules, the consequences can be severe: if a bill's title addresses multiple unrelated subjects, the entire bill becomes void, and if a bill contains provisions not mentioned in its title, those specific provisions will be nullified. The bill also provides a mechanism for enforcement, allowing any person or member of Congress who is aggrieved by a bill that does not comply with these rules to bring a legal action seeking relief, including an injunction against the law's enforcement. The judicial review of such actions would be conducted de novo, meaning the court would review the case from scratch without deferring to previous legal interpretations. The primary goal of this legislation is to increase transparency and reduce the practice of attaching unrelated provisions to bills, often referred to as "legislative riders," which can obscure the true nature and intent of proposed laws.

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