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S. 1981 112th Congress Senate

No Budget, No Pay Act

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

Introduced: December 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsBudget processGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLegislative rules and procedureMembers of Congress
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2012
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 14, 2012

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3643 Identical bill No Budget, No Pay Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 16, 2012
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 15, 2012
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 13, 2011
Burr, Richard
· Dec 13, 2011
Vitter, David
· Dec 13, 2011
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