H.R. 4324 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Jul 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires bills to focus on one subject
This bill would set a rule that each bill passed by Congress can only deal with one topic, and that topic has to be clearly stated in the bill's title. For appropriations bills (which spend money), it goes further by saying they can't include any new laws or changes to existing laws unless those changes are directly related to the spending. If a bill breaks these rules, the entire law could be canceled, or just the parts that don't follow the rule would be removed. People who think a law was passed illegally under this system could sue the federal government.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly change anything for everyday people, but it could reshape how Congress works. If it passed, it might make bills take longer to pass since lawmakers couldn't combine multiple topics into one bill, and it could affect the mix of issues included in spending bills. Citizens and organizations could gain the right to challenge laws in court if they believed Congress didn't follow these new rules.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jul 10, 2025)
One Subject at a Time Act
This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
Further, an appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such bill.
The bill voids an entire law or joint resolution that has a title which addresses two or more unrelated subjects. For noncompliant provisions of a law or joint resolution, the bill voids the specific noncompliant provisions. For example, this includes appropriation provisions that are outside of the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.
Additionally, a person (individual or entity) who is aggrieved by the enforcement, or the attempted enforcement, of a law that passed without complying with this bill's requirements may sue the United States for appropriate relief.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 4324
A BILL
One Subject at a Time Act
Sponsor: Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1) · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Congress · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 10, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”