H.Con.Res. 56 · 112th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress that Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should…
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Expressing the sense of Congress that Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should donate their salaries to the Treasury for reducing the national debt if members of the Armed Forces do not receive pay or allowances because of a shutdown of the Federal Government or because the Government is unable to fund such pay and allowances because the public debt limit has been reached.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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Expresses the sense of Congress that if, during any period of a fiscal year interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted, or the federal government is unable to make payments from such accounts because the public debt limit has been reached, Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 26, 2011
Expresses the sense of Congress that if, during any period of a fiscal year interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted, or the federal government is unable to make payments from such accounts because the public debt limit has been reached, Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should donate any salary received for that period to the Treasury to reduce the national debt.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should donate their salaries to the Treasury for reducing the national debt if members of the Armed Forces do not receive pay or allowances because of a shutdown of the Federal Government or because the Government is unable to fund such pay and allowances because the public debt limit has been reached.
Latest action (Jun 20, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: May 26, 2011
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No recorded floor vote found.