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Introduced Session

To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes. This bill provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2020, the bill requires the salaries of Members to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the last day of the 116th Congress. After the general election in November 2020, the bill eliminates the pay of Members for the period of a government shutdown.

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Kurt Schrader (D)*,  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Jim Costa (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Susie Lee (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Ben McAdams (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Tom O'Halleran (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Max Rose (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Ross Spano (R),  Jackie Speier (D),  Peter Welch (D), 

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. (on 01/03/2019)

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