119th Congress Congress
H.R. 1973: No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
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Summary
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 119th 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. (Some exceptions apply.)
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAOriginal
- Robert Bresnahan R-PA
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- George Whitesides D-CA
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
- Maggie Goodlander D-NH
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Gilbert Cisneros D-CA
- Sarah Elfreth D-MD
- Lloyd Smucker R-PA
- Suhas Subramanyam D-VA
- Timothy Kennedy D-NY
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Greg Landsman D-OH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Eugene Vindman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Eugene Vindman.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.