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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
 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.

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