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HR 503 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act

Introduced: January 11, 2019 Introduced by: Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act

This bill prohibits the Vice President and certain senior political appointees at federal agencies from receiving a pay increase during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018.

What's happening now January 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 503: No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-503/
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"H.R. 503: No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-503/.
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H.R. 503, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-503/.
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