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HR 2373 104th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Congress Congressional salaries and pensions Continuing resolutions Economics and Public Finance Federal officials Legislation Presidential compensation Public debt Salaries Vice Presidents

To provide that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal Government shutdowns.

Introduced: September 21, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Sep 21, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, 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.
Sep 21, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the President, the Vice President, or a Member of Congress from receiving basic pay for any period in which: (1) there is a 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 Government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.

Provides that no pay forfeited in accordance with this Act may be paid retroactively.

What's happening now September 25, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 21, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2373: To provide that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal Government shutdowns.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2373/
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"H.R. 2373: To provide that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal Government shutdowns.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2373/.
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H.R. 2373, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2373/.
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[H.R. 2373: To provide that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal Government shutdowns.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2373/)
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