Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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 withhold the salaries of members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during federal government shutdowns. When a shutdown occurs, their daily pay would be placed in escrow accounts and held until the shutdown ends. The withheld amounts would be released only after the shutdown is resolved or, in some cases, at the end of the congressional term or presidential term. The bill applies immediately to the current 119th Congress and would continue for all future congresses. It includes safeguards to comply with the 27th Amendment, which prohibits varying congressional compensation during their terms, by ensuring members ultimately receive all withheld funds by the end of their term if the shutdown extends that long.
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