S 55 ISCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

113th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 55CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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 AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited- No pay forfeited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink