Bill > HR397

This bill, titled the "Do Your Job Act," aims to ensure Congress passes a budget resolution by May 15th each year for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on October 1st. If Congress fails to adopt this budget resolution by the deadline, the bill prohibits the release of funds for the salaries and expenses of congressional offices, including those of individual Members of Congress and various committees. Importantly, while these office funds would be frozen, the salaries of Members of Congress themselves would be placed in an escrow account managed by the Secretary of the Treasury and would only be released to them once a budget resolution is passed. This measure is intended to incentivize timely budget adoption by impacting the operational funding of Congress and the personal compensation of its members.