3.0.0 2041 2023-01-15T10:03:19Z 2023-01-15T10:03:19Z Senate S S 2004-02-02 108 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Referred to 2004-02-12T22:23:06Z Referred to 2004-02-02T18:13:40Z Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2004 108 3736 HR 2004-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. Identical bill CRS 2004-02-12 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2004-02-02 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2004-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA N Congress Budget deficits Congressional salaries Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Labor and Employment Congress 00 2004-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-07T13:56:30Z Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2004 - Provides that, if there is a deficit in a fiscal year, then: (1) any pay adjustment for Members of Congress scheduled to take effect in the succeeding calendar year shall be null and void; and (2) effective as of the first day of the first pay period beginning in such year, rates of pay for Members shall be reduced (from the rate in effect as of the day before the start of such year) by the amount determined in this Act, but not below zero.

Varies the mandatory pay rate reduction from five percent, if it takes effect in a calendar year that does not immediately follow another calendar year in which a reduction was made, to ten percent, if it takes effect in a calendar year that immediately follows another calendar year in which a reduction was made.

Specifies conditions for restoration of the original pay rate, together with otherwise scheduled adjustments.

Vests authority in the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to make determinations of whether or not a deficit exists in any fiscal year.

]]> Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2004 Display Title Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that pay for Members of Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-02-02T05:00:00Z 2004-02-12 Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.