# 119-hres-802: Requiring the House of Representatives to convene and hold recorded quorum calls during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

119-hres-802, Requiring the House of Representatives to convene and hold recorded quorum calls during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-802
- Congress: 119
- Title: Requiring the House of Representatives to convene and hold recorded quorum calls during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Mandatory daily attendance and fines for House Members during a government shutdown.** This bill would require the Speaker to bring the House into session every day a shutdown continues and limit multi-day adjournments until specific meeting rules are met. - House Members would have to record presence electronically on each day the chamber is in session during a shutdown. Missing two or more consecutive days can trigger fines of $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for subsequent offenses, with illness of the Member or a family member protected and an appeal right to the Ethics Committee. - House officers would run daily recorded quorum calls and must notify members and leadership in writing about fines. If a fine is unpaid after 90 calendar days the Chief Administrative Officer would deduct the amount from a Member's net salary, and implementing offices may set procedures for enforcement. - Delegates and the Resident Commissioner are covered as Members, and campaign or official funds may not be used to pay these fines.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Meeting rules and fines for Members: cost, medium. If adopted, the resolution would require the Speaker to convene the House every day a government shutdown is in effect. Each day the House met, there would be one or more recorded quorum calls and Members would record presence electronically. Adjournment or recess would be limited: it would be allo…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-802 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/802)

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- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-802 (as of 2026-04-21).