[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2855 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H.R. 2855

     To provide that the President, Vice President, members of the 
President's Cabinet, and Members of Congress shall not be paid during a 
                      Federal Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1996

Mr. Franks  of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Greenwood) 
 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, Vice President, members of the 
President's Cabinet, and Members of Congress shall not be paid during a 
                      Federal Government shutdown.

    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, VICE-PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE 
              PRESIDENT'S CABINET, AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING A 
              FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    In General.--The President, Vice-President, members of the 
President's Cabinet, and Members of Congress--
          (1) shall not receive basic pay for any period in which there 
        is a lapse in pay for Federal employees because of a lack of 
        appropriations; and
            (2) shall only receive pay withheld in accordance with 
        paragraph (1) upon enactment of legislation restoring pay for 
        all Federal employees for the period involved.
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