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H.R. 1178 116th Congress House

Deadline Enforcement Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any period in whic… 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 Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of 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 AppropriationsBudget processCongressional operations and organizationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Committee on House Administration, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deadline Enforcement Act

This bill provides specified 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.

The bill also withholds congressional salaries and prohibits the use of federal funds for official travel by a Member of Congress while the continuing appropriations are in effect.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Meadows, Mark
· Feb 19, 2019
Wright, Ron
· Feb 19, 2019
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Waltz, Michael
Florida · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1178: Deadline Enforcement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1178/
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"H.R. 1178: Deadline Enforcement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1178/.
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H.R. 1178, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1178/.
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[H.R. 1178: Deadline Enforcement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1178/)
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