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HJRES 18 116th Congress House Congress Appropriations Constitution and constitutional amendments Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period a government shutdown is in effect.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 12
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 31, 2019
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jan 17, 2019
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 14, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Jan 11, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 10, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 3, 2019
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 3, 2019
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Jan 3, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 3, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jan 3, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 18: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-18/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 18: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-18/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 18, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-18/.
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[H.J. Res. 18: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-18/)
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