HR 3643 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

No Budget, No Pay Act

Introduced Dec 13, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Jim Cooper D-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 13, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 13, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2011 to Nov 2, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-KYBen ChandlerDec 14, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackDec 16, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanDec 19, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudDec 20, 2011
R-WIReid J. RibbleDec 20, 2011
D-PAJason AltmireJan 17, 2012
R-NVMark E. AmodeiJan 18, 2012
R-WIThomas E. PetriJan 18, 2012
D-IALeonard L. BoswellJan 19, 2012
D-UTJim MathesonJan 24, 2012
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJan 24, 2012
R-TNDiane BlackJan 25, 2012
D-NCLarry KissellJan 31, 2012
R-MIDan BenishekFeb 1, 2012
R-ILRobert T. SchillingFeb 1, 2012
D-OKDan BorenFeb 3, 2012
D-NCHeath ShulerFeb 3, 2012
D-ORKurt SchraderFeb 3, 2012
D-ARMike RossFeb 3, 2012
R-FLSteve Southerland IIFeb 6, 2012
R-ARTim GriffinFeb 6, 2012
D-GAJohn BarrowFeb 7, 2012
D-TXHenry CuellarFeb 8, 2012
D-CAJim CostaFeb 8, 2012
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordFeb 9, 2012
D-IABruce L. BraleyFeb 14, 2012
R-VAE. Scott RigellFeb 14, 2012
R-TXRon PaulFeb 27, 2012
R-INTodd RokitaFeb 27, 2012
D-NYWilliam L. OwensFeb 27, 2012
R-NJLeonard LanceFeb 29, 2012
R-OKJohn SullivanMar 5, 2012
D-NMMartin HeinrichMar 6, 2012
R-MOW. Todd AkinMar 9, 2012
D-CALois CappsMar 16, 2012
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteMar 16, 2012
R-VARobert HurtMar 19, 2012
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickMar 21, 2012
R-FLThomas J. RooneyMar 21, 2012
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 29, 2012
R-GAJack KingstonMar 29, 2012
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMar 29, 2012
R-IATom LathamApr 16, 2012
R-IASteve KingApr 23, 2012
R-ILJoe WalshMay 8, 2012
R-FLVern BuchananMay 9, 2012
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 15, 2012
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanMay 15, 2012
R-PACharles W. DentMay 16, 2012
R-TXKenny MarchantMay 16, 2012
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 17, 2012
R-TXJohn R. CarterMay 17, 2012
R-MTDenny RehbergMay 30, 2012
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Jun 6, 2012
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJun 6, 2012
R-AZJeff FlakeJun 7, 2012
R-AZPaul A. GosarJun 19, 2012
R-SCTim ScottJun 19, 2012
R-AZBenjamin QuayleJun 21, 2012
R-TXBill FloresJun 21, 2012
R-SCJeff DuncanJun 21, 2012
R-AZDavid SchweikertJun 26, 2012
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJun 26, 2012
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJun 26, 2012
R-ARSteve WomackJul 9, 2012
D-CTJames A. HimesJul 17, 2012
R-FLBill PoseyJul 18, 2012
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJul 18, 2012
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 18, 2012
R-LAJohn FlemingJul 18, 2012
R-SCMick MulvaneyJul 18, 2012
R-ILRandy HultgrenJul 18, 2012
R-OHSteve ChabotJul 18, 2012
R-WYCynthia M. LummisJul 26, 2012
R-TNDavid P. RoeJul 26, 2012
R-MOVicky HartzlerJul 26, 2012
R-CAWally HergerJul 26, 2012
D-WIRon KindSep 11, 2012
D-RIJames R. LangevinNov 2, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Dec 13, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 13, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Dec 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3108Diane Black R-TNMay 18, 2012
HouseDebate and remarks H905Jason Altmire D-PAFeb 17, 2012

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8880.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1442No Budget, No Pay ActRelated billJul 28, 2011
S 1981No Budget, No Pay ActIdentical billMar 14, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
Short Titles as Introduced
No Budget, No Pay Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 13, 2011Introduced in House

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