Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
Latest action · Dec 16, 2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Provides that, if there is a deficit in a fiscal year, then: (1) any pay adjustment (including a cost of living adjustment) for Members of Congress scheduled to take effect in the succeeding calendar year shall be null and void; and (2) rates of pay for Members shall be reduced by a specified percentage, but not below zero.
Specifies the mandatory pay rate reduction at: (1) 5%, for the first year; or (2) 10%, for any consecutive subsequent year that expenditures exceed revenues.
Specifies conditions for restoration of the original pay rate, together with otherwise scheduled adjustments.
Vests authority in the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make determinations of whether or not a deficit exists in any fiscal year. States that, in making any such determination, the Director shall exclude any budget outlays which directly relate to a military conflict that lasts over 30 days or that is in direct response to a terrorist attack on the United States.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2009 to Jan 13, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jan 13, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to House Administration
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2818 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Apr 22, 2010 |
Related bills 14
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that pay for Members of Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
