[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 551 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 551

 Providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until 
  the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the 
                           COVID-19 outbreak.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2020

 Ms. McSally submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
               the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until 
  the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the 
                           COVID-19 outbreak.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. NO COVID-19 RELIEF, NO PAY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered period'' means the period beginning 
        March 25, 2020, and ending on the earlier of--
                    (A) the date that the Senate passes COVID-19 relief 
                legislation; or
                    (B) the last day of the One Hundred Sixteenth 
                Congress;
            (2) the term ``COVID-19 relief legislation'' means 
        legislation that the majority leader of the Senate determines 
        appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak; and
            (3) the term ``Secretary of the Senate'' means the 
        Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the 
        Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to 
        carry out this resolution.
    (b) In General.--
            (1) Deadline for passing covid-19 relief legislation.--If, 
        by March 24, 2020, the Senate does not pass COVID-19 relief 
        legislation, then, for the duration of the covered period, the 
        Secretary of the Senate shall--
                    (A) deposit in an escrow account all payments 
                otherwise required to be made during the covered period 
                for the compensation of the Senators; and
                    (B) release amounts deposited in an escrow account 
                under subparagraph (A) to the Senator only upon the 
                expiration of the end of the covered period.
            (2) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments 
        held in escrow.--The Secretary of the Senate shall provide for 
        the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment 
        deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would 
        apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to 
        ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall 
        not vary the compensation of Senators in violation of the 
        twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
        United States, the Secretary of the Senate shall release for 
        payments to Senators any amounts remaining in any escrow 
        account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred 
        Sixteenth Congress.
            (4) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall provide the Secretary of the Senate with 
        such assistance as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of 
        the Senate to carry out this section.
    (c) Notification.--The majority leader of the Senate shall--
            (1) upon the date of enactment of this resolution, inform 
        the Secretary of the Senate that the provisions of subsection 
        (b) are in effect; and
            (2) notify the Secretary of the Senate when the Senate has 
        passed COVID-19 relief legislation and the covered period has 
        ended.
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