H.R. 1305 · 112th Congress
To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and…
Full title
To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
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Prohibits Members of Congress, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, and the President from receiving basic pay for any period in which: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2011
Prohibits Members of Congress, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, and the President from receiving basic pay for any period in which: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.
Prohibits retroactive payment of such forfeited pay.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
Latest action (Apr 1, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 31, 2011
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No recorded floor vote found.