[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2639 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2639

 To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal 
             Government shutdowns, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 1995

 Mr. Dingell 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, and for other purposes.

    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.

    Basic pay of a Member of Congress may not be disbursed during 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. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION.

    No Member of Congress, including the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and any Majority Leader, Minority Leader, or Whip of 
either House of Congress, shall be entitled to the use of Government-
funded vehicles or personnel for purposes of transportation during any 
period referred to in section 1(a), except in the case of a medical 
emergency.

SEC. 3. USE OF MEMBERS' GYMNASIUM PROHIBITED.

    The gymnasiums for the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
respectively, shall, during any period referred to in section 1(a), be 
deemed non-essential and remain closed.
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