One Subject at a Time Act

House Votes

This bill would make Congress pass “one subject at a time.” Every bill must focus on a single topic, and that topic has to be clearly stated in the title. Spending bills can’t hide unrelated policy changes inside them, though they can include limits on how the money is used.

If a law’s title tries to cover two or more unrelated topics, the whole law would be thrown out. If a law slips in parts that don’t match the title’s subject, only those parts would be thrown out. In spending bills, any add‑ons outside the proper Appropriations subcommittee’s area—or not closely related to the bill’s subject—would also be thrown out. People harmed by such a law, or Members of Congress, could sue in federal court to stop it, and judges would review the case from scratch (a fresh look).

Key points

• Who is affected: Congress, federal agencies that carry out laws, and anyone impacted by laws that mix unrelated topics.
• What changes: One‑subject rule for all bills; clearer titles; no unrelated policy in spending bills; courts can block laws or parts of laws that break these rules.