To prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by the last fiscal year covered by such resolution, to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level, to provide for the termination of further retirement coverage for Members of Congress under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would restrict congressional recesses by prohibiting the House and Senate from taking breaks longer than 24 hours unless Congress first passes a budget resolution that projects a balanced budget by the last year covered by that resolution. It would also require approval of all regular appropriation bills before members can take their August recess. The legislation extends the lobbying ban for high-ranking executive branch officials from 2 years to 5 years after they leave office and imposes the same 5-year restriction on former members of Congress, preventing them from lobbying Congress at the federal level. Additionally, the bill would terminate future retirement coverage for members of Congress under the Federal Employees Retirement System, though members would be allowed to opt back in within 90 days and could keep retirement benefits already earned. The bill has no specified funding amount or implementation timeline beyond the 90-day opt-in period for the retirement provision.
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