[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3276 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3276

 To prohibit the operation of an exercise facility for Members of the 
         House of Representatives during a Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2013

   Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the operation of an exercise facility for Members of the 
         House of Representatives during a Government shutdown.

    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 ``Shutdown Prioritization Act'' or the 
``SPA Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING OPERATION OF MEMBER EXERCISE FACILITY DURING 
              SHUTDOWN.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Architect of the Capitol may not operate an 
exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives during a 
Government shutdown.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) a ``Government shutdown'' shall be considered to be in 
        effect if 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; and
            (2) the term ``Members of the House of Representatives'' 
        includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
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