HOUSE 3538118th CongressReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
- Last Action
- 5/18/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-18Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-18Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-18Introduced in House
- 2023-05-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-18 (00)
No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress for any day that the public debt limit is reached or there is a government shutdown.
During the 118th Congress, any salary earned by Members during these events must be held in escrow and released on the last day of that Congress. For subsequent Congresses, a Member shall not be paid for any day that these events occur.
Cosponsors (16)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Wiley Nickel (D-NC)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Mike Garcia (R-CA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
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