3.0.0 3757 2023-01-11T13:29:39Z 2023-01-11T13:29:39Z House HR 2015-10-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 151 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOPER:H.R. 3757.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sections 8 and 9 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H6981]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-10-16T17:15:45Z 2015-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-10-20 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2015-10-20 False A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2015-10-20 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2015-10-23 False Congress Budget deficits and national debt Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress Congress 00 2015-10-16 Introduced in House 2016-01-14T16:13:50Z Stop Pay for Members Act

This bill declares that the obligation to pay the basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the U.S. Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise.

Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this Act shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as a Member during the period covered by the payment.

]]> Stop Pay for Members Act Display Title Stop Pay for Members Act Official Title as Introduced To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the obligations of the United States Government in a timely manner because the public debt limit has been reached. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Pay for Members Act Introduced in House 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3757ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3757ih.xml 2015-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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.