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HR 1794 115th Congress House Congress Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Hold Congress Accountable Act

Introduced: March 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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Hold Congress Accountable Act

This bill requires a reduction in the annual rate of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of one day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. Such reduction applies to days occurring after the date of the general election for federal office held in November 2018.

For the 115th Congress, such amount of the pay of a Member of Congress shall be withheld due to a government shutdown, held in escrow until the last day of the 115th Congress, and released for payment to Members at that time.

What's happening now March 29, 2017

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2214 Related bill Government Shutdown Accountability and Economic Report Act of 2017
  • HR 4870 Related bill No Work, No Pay Act of 2018
  • HR 4852 Related bill Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Republican 4
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 22, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 22, 2018
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 19, 2018
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 19, 2018
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 19, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 19, 2018
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · May 3, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 26, 2017
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 26, 2017
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Bera, Ami
California · Apr 3, 2017
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 3, 2017
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 3, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 29, 2017
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1794: Hold Congress Accountable Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1794/
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"H.R. 1794: Hold Congress Accountable Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1794/.
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H.R. 1794, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1794/.
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