[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1305 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1305

   To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the President from receiving 
                    pay during Government shutdowns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2011

  Mr. Shuler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
  Committee on House Administration, 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 prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the President from receiving 
                    pay during Government shutdowns.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PAY DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

    (a) In General.--Members of Congress and the President shall not 
receive basic pay for any period in which--
            (1) there is more than a 24-hour 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.
    (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited.--No pay forfeited in accordance 
with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively.
    (c) Coverage of Delegates and Resident Commissioner.--For purposes 
of this Act, the term ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
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