# 119-hr-4324: One Subject at a Time Act

119-hr-4324, One Subject at a Time Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4324
- Congress: 119
- Title: One Subject at a Time Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would impose a single-subject rule on federal legislation.** It would require every bill or joint resolution to state a single, clear subject in its title and would limit appropriations bills to provisions germane to their funding purpose. - Legislators and drafters: Violations can void either the entire act if the title lists two or more unrelated subjects or only the offending provisions if they fall outside the title's description. - Appropriations process: Appropriations bills could not include general legislation or unrelated changes of law and any provision outside the relevant appropriations subcommittee's jurisdiction would be void. The bill still allows provisions that limit how appropriated funds may be spent. - Enforcement and courts: Any person aggrieved or any Member of Congress would have a federal cause of action to seek relief, including injunctions. Courts would review those challenges de novo.

## Provisions PRIA read

- People could sue over multi-topic laws: benefit, high. This bill would let any person sue the United States if a law is enforced that did not follow the one-subject or title rules. A Member of Congress could sue if their chamber failed to follow the rules. A court could block enforcement of the noncompliant law. The case would be reviewed de novo, from…
- One subject per bill, no riders: mixed, high. This bill would require each bill or joint resolution to cover only one subject. The subject would need to be clearly stated in the title. If a title lists two or more unrelated subjects, the whole Act would be void. If a bill has parts not described in the title, those parts would be void. Spendin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4324 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4324)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4324 (as of 2026-04-21).