S 388 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.

Introduced Feb 17, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Barbara Boxer D-CA

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Latest action · Mar 2, 2011 Held at the desk.

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. IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
  2. Passed SenateMar 1, 2011
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Prohibits Members of Congress and the President from receiving basic pay for any period in which: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department that results from failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.

Bars such forfeited pay from being paid retroactively.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Apr 8, 2011; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MTJon TesterOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsFeb 28, 2011
D-MIDebbie StabenowFeb 28, 2011
D-ORJeff MerkleyFeb 28, 2011
D-NCKay R. HaganFeb 28, 2011
D-NJRobert MenendezFeb 28, 2011
D-IATom HarkinFeb 28, 2011
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVMar 1, 2011
D-OHSherrod BrownMar 3, 2011
Show all 16 cosponsors

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2011Discharged Mar 1, 2011

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2011Received in the House.
  2. Mar 2, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Mar 2, 2011Held at the desk.
  4. Mar 1, 2011Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1051-1052)
  5. Mar 1, 2011Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1051-1052)
  6. Mar 1, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1051)
  7. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
  8. Feb 17, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S887-888)
  9. Feb 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 8

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 H2344–H2347James P. Moran D-VA, Jared Polis D-COApr 6, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S2115Barbara Boxer D-CAApr 5, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H2225, H2227, H2231Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Jared Polis D-CO, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NYApr 1, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S2013–S2015Barbara Boxer D-CAMar 31, 2011
SenateDebate and remarks S1320Barbara Boxer D-CAMar 7, 2011
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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.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 819Government Shutdown Fairness ActRelated billAug 20, 2012
HR 1305To prohibit Members of Congress, including the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress, and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.Related billApr 1, 2011

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2011Engrossed in Senate
  2. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate

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