[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 55 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 55

 To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay 
                      during Government shutdowns.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Casey) 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 prohibit Members of 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 SHUTDOWN.

    (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.
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