[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2671 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2671

To provide that the President and 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 20, 1995

 Mr. Browder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the President and 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 THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING 
              GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

    Basic pay of the President and 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.
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