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HR 2335 113th Congress House

Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013

Official title: To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving pay when the Federal Government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.

Introduced: June 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Jun 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 12, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E850-851)
Jun 12, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013 - Requires the appropriate payroll administrator of each house of Congress to deposit in an escrow account all mandatory payments for compensation of Members of Congress serving in that house during a specified period beginning when the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt has been reached. Requires release of such payments to those Members only upon the earlier of: (1) the date on which both chambers present a bill to the President to increase the public debt, or (2) the last day of the 113th Congress.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 325 Related bill No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
  • S 1142 Related bill Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2335: Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2335/
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"H.R. 2335: Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2335/.
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H.R. 2335, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2335/.
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