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HR 211 116th Congress House Congress Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Hold Congress Accountable Act

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hold Congress Accountable Act

This bill provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Through the day of the general election in November 2020, the bill requires the salaries of Members to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the last day of the 116th Congress.

After the general election in November 2020, the bill eliminates the pay of Members for the period of a government shutdown.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 1
  • HR 26 Related bill No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 17 Republican 3
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2019
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 8, 2019
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 28, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 22, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 15, 2019
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2019
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 11, 2019
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 9, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 9, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 8, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 8, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Jan 3, 2019
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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 3, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 3, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 2019
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 3, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 211: Hold Congress Accountable Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-211/
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"H.R. 211: Hold Congress Accountable Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-211/.
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H.R. 211, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-211/.
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