[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1442 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1442

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
  of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
                       resolution on the budget.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2011

    Mr. Heller (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Boozman) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
  of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
                       resolution on the budget.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Budget, No Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this section, the term ``Member of Congress''--
            (1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) does not include the Vice President.

SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.

    If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent 
resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 
for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each 
Member of Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 
1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for that fiscal year.

SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the 
United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any 
period determined by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of 
the Senate or the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives under section 5.
    (b) No Retroactive Pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay 
for any period determined by the Chairperson of the Committee on the 
Budget of the Senate or the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget 
of the House of Representatives under section 5, at any time after the 
end of that period.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Senate.--
            (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
        the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the 
        Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate for 
        certification of determinations made under paragraph (2) (A) 
        and (B).
            (2) Determinations.--The Chairperson of the Committee on 
        the Budget of the Senate shall--
                    (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination 
                of whether Congress is in compliance with section 4 and 
                whether Senators may not be paid under that section; 
                and
                    (B) determine the period of days following each 
                October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 
                4; and
                    (C) provide timely certification of the 
                determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the 
                request of the Secretary of the Senate.
    (b) House of Representatives.--
            (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
        the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
        Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairperson of 
        the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives for 
        certification of determinations made under paragraph (2) (A) 
        and (B).
            (2) Determinations.--The Chairperson of the Committee on 
        the Budget of the House of Representatives shall--
                    (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination 
                of whether Congress is in compliance with section 4 and 
                whether Senators may not be paid under that section; 
                and
                    (B) determine the period of days following each 
                October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 
                4; and
                    (C) provide timely certification of the 
                determinations under subparagraph (A) and (B) upon the 
                request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
                House of Representatives.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This section shall take effect on February 1, 2013.
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