# 119-hr-5459: To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to adjust the timing of the Congressional summer adjournment, and other purposes.

119-hr-5459, To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to adjust the timing of the Congressional summer adjournment, and other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5459
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to adjust the timing of the Congressional summer adjournment, and other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Moves Congress's statutory summer recess about one month earlier.** The bill would amend 2 U.S.C. 198 by replacing "July 31" with "June 30", changing "August" to "July", and setting the adjournment end to match the start date. It would take effect on the day the second session of the 119th Congress convenes.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Earlier summer recess for Congress: mixed, low. This bill would move the congressional summer adjournment earlier. Every "July 31" date would become "June 30." In one subsection, "August" would become "July," and the Labor Day return would shift to the first Monday in August. These changes would start when the second session of the 119th Congres…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5459 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5459)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2442: Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2442)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5459 (as of 2026-04-21).