1. No Budget, No Pay
   

   If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.

2. Up or Down Vote on Presidential Appointments
   

   All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.

3. Fix the Filibuster
   

   Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.

4. Empower the Sensible Majority
   

   Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.

5. Make Members Come to Work
   

   Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.

6. Question Time for the President
   

   Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.

7. Fiscal Report to Congress
   

   A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.

8. No Pledge but the Oath of Office
   

   Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.

9. Monthly Bipartisan Gatherings
   

   The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.

10. Bipartisan Seating
    

    At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.

11. Bipartisan Leadership Committee
    

    Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.

12. No Negative Campaigns Against Incumbents
    

    Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.

13. No Budget, No Pay
    

    If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.

14. Up or Down Vote on Presidential Appointments
    

    All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.

15. Fix the Filibuster
    

    Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.

16. Empower the Sensible Majority
    

    Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.

17. Make Members Come to Work
    

    Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.

18. Question Time for the President
    

    Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.

19. Fiscal Report to Congress
    

    A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.

20. No Pledge but the Oath of Office
    

    Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.

21. Monthly Bipartisan Gatherings
    

    The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.

22. Bipartisan Seating
    

    At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.

23. Bipartisan Leadership Committee
    

    Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.

24. No Negative Campaigns Against Incumbents
    

    Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.

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