3.0.0 3440 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z House HR 2019-06-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURCHETT:H.R. 3440.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV,Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power todispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be soconstrued as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, orof any particular State.[Page H5076]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-24T16:02:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-06-24T16:01:50Z 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001309 Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] Tim Burchett R TN 2 N Congress Appropriations Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress Congress 00 2019-06-24 Introduced in House 2021-05-20T18:01:09Z Do Your Job Act

This bill reduces the pay for Members of Congress in certain circumstances, and it eliminates the automatic appropriation of funds for specified purposes.

Specifically, if Congress does not agree to a budget resolution by the beginning of a fiscal year, each Member's annual pay shall be reduced to 90% of that Member's pay in the previous fiscal year. This reduction shall apply after the November 2020 general election.

In addition, the bill eliminates the automatic appropriation of funds for Members' compensation and for certain administrative expenses.

]]> Do Your Job Act Display Title Do Your Job Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress during a fiscal year if Congress has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year, to repeal the automatic appropriation of funds for the salaries of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Do Your Job Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3440ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3440ih.xml 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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. 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.