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HR 1774 117th Congress House Congress Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Hold Congress Accountable Act

Introduced: March 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hold Congress Accountable Act

This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Through the day of the general election in November 2022, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 117th Congress.

After the November 2022 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which the government is shut down.

What's happening now March 10, 2021

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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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