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HR 845 116th Congress House Congress Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019

Introduced: February 4, 2019 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1253)
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
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Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019

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

For the 116th Congress, the bill requires the salaries of Members of Congress to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the government shutdown ends, or (2) the last day of the Congress.

Beginning with the 117th Congress, the bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid for the period of a government shutdown.

The bill also requires the salaries of the President and the Vice President to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the government shutdown ends, or (2) the last day of the term of office of the President and Vice President during which the government shutdown begins.

What's happening now January 29, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 74 Related bill No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 4
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 22, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Feb 13, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 11, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Feb 5, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Feb 4, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 29, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jan 29, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 845: Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-845/
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"H.R. 845: Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-845/.
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H.R. 845, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-845/.
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