HR 857
116th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Inaction Has Consequences Act
Introduced: January 29, 2019
Introduced by:
Wittman, Robert J.
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Inaction Has Consequences Act
This bill requires the salaries of Members of Congress to be held in escrow if their chamber has not passed each of the annual appropriations bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, beginning with FY2020. Salaries are released once the bills are passed or at the end of the Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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