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HR 342 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Appropriations Congress Congressional salaries Constitutional law Continuing resolutions Debt limit Economics and Public Finance Federal employees Federal officials Labor and Employment Law Layoffs Legislation Presidential compensation Salaries

To provide for the comparable treatment of Federal employees and Members of Congress and the President during a period in which there is a Federal Government shutdown.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Jan 7, 1997
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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that the basic pay of Members of Congress be treated in the same manner as the basic pay of the most adversely affected Federal employees who are not compensated for any period in which: (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; or (2) the Federal Government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached. Requires the same treatment for the President's basic pay.

Directs the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to promulgate any regulations needed to implement this Act in a manner consistent with the U.S. Constitution.

What's happening now January 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1