S 39 116th Congress Senate

No Budget, No Pay Act

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

Introduced: January 15, 2019 See on congress.gov

Congress AppropriationsBudget processGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLegislative rules and procedureMembers of Congress

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Jan 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 8, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action January 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Budget, No Pay Act

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.

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