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H.R. 1172 116th Congress House

Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to withhold the pay of the President and Members of Congress during … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to withhold the pay of the President and Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWages and earnings
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Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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 13, 2019
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 Latest action February 13, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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.

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Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act

This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. It also prohibits Members of Congress and the President from being paid during any period in which the continuing appropriations are in effect.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1172: Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1172/
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"H.R. 1172: Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1172/.
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H.R. 1172, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1172/.
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