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: February 18, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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