A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns.
Latest action · Jan 22, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 as a result of a 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.
Prohibits retroactive payment of such forfeited pay.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2013 to Oct 8, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Oct 3, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Oct 8, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
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