SRES 551 116th Congress Senate

A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.

Introduced: March 24, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2013)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution requires the Office of the Secretary of the Senate to temporarily hold the salaries of Senators in escrow until the Senate has passed certain legislation that addresses the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

The funds shall be held in escrow beginning on March 25, 2020, and ending on the earlier of (1) the date that the Senate passes COVID-19 relief legislation (i.e., legislation that the majority leader of the Senate determines appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak); and (2) the last day of the 116th Congress.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 551: A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-551/

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"S. Res. 551: A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-551/.

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S. Res. 551, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-551/.

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[S. Res. 551: A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-551/)