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HR 2671 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

To provide that the President and Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H121)
Nov 22, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Nov 20, 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.
Nov 20, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the disbursement of basic pay to the President or to a Member of Congress during 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.

What's happening now January 4, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H121)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 12, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 12, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 29, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2671: To provide that the President and Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2671/
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"H.R. 2671: To provide that the President and Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2671/.
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H.R. 2671, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2671/.
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