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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year.

Introduced: January 4, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both chambers have agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year before October 1.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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