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HR 819 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Government Shutdown Fairness Act

Introduced: April 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Aug 20, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Feb 18, 2011
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.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Shutdown Fairness Act - Prohibits Members of Congress and the President from receiving basic pay 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.


What's happening now August 20, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1305 Related bill To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the Preside…
  • S 388 Related bill A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 16
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 24, 2012
Altmire, Jason
· Apr 8, 2011
Chandler, Ben
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 8, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 8, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 7, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 7, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Apr 1, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 1, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 1, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Mar 31, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 31, 2011
Tsongas, Niki
· Mar 31, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 31, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· Mar 9, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Mar 9, 2011
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 3, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 1, 2011
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 1, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 819: Government Shutdown Fairness Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-819/
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"H.R. 819: Government Shutdown Fairness Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-819/.
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H.R. 819, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-819/.
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