[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2882 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2882

    To require that the pay and benefits of the President, the Vice 
   President, Members of Congress, and certain high-level Government 
  employees be treated in the same manner as the pay and benefits of 
    Government employees who are affected by a Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1996

  Mr. Blute 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 require that the pay and benefits of the President, the Vice 
   President, Members of Congress, and certain high-level Government 
  employees be treated in the same manner as the pay and benefits of 
    Government employees who are affected by a Government shutdown.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAY AND BENEFITS OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS, AND CERTAIN HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
              DURING ANY PERIOD OF LAPSED APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--During any period with respect to which there is a 
lapse in appropriations for any Federal department or agency as a 
result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or a 
continuing resolution, the pay and benefits of the individuals 
described in subsection (b) shall be treated for all purposes, 
including suspension of payment, in the same manner as the pay and 
benefits of employees of any department or agency that is affected by 
the lapse in appropriations.
    (b) Individuals Described.--The individuals referred to in 
subsection (a) are--
            (1) the President and the Vice President;
            (2) Members of Congress; and
            (3) employees in the executive branch or the legislative 
        branch of the Government who are--
                    (A) under the Executive Schedule, under subchapter 
                II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) in the Senior Executive Service, under 
                subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
                Code; or
                    (C) in positions covered by any system or 
                arrangement, the pay for which is the equivalent of, is 
                derived from, or is based on the pay for the Executive 
                Schedule or the Senior Executive Service.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``Member of Congress'' means a 
Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress.
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