[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2281 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2281

 To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal 
                         Government shutdowns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 1995

  Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal 
                         Government shutdowns.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

    No Member of Congress may receive basic pay for any period in 
which--
            (1) there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal 
        agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a 
        regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution; or
            (2) the Federal Government is unable to make payments or 
        meet obligations because the public debt limit under section 
        3101 of title 31, United States Code, has been reached.

SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE PAY PROHIBITED.

    No pay forfeited in accordance with section 1 may be paid 
retroactively.
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