Deadline Enforcement Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deadline Enforcement Act
This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.
The bill also withholds congressional salaries and prohibits the use of federal funds for official travel by a Member of Congress while the continuing appropriations are in effect.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Feb 19, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Feb 19, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1584.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
Related bills 11
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 104 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 10, 2019 |
| S 147 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| HR 622 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act | Related bill | Jan 16, 2019 |
| HR 696 | Ban Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 22, 2019 |
| HR 791 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
| HR 797 | End Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
| HR 809 | Ban Government Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2019 |
| HR 834 | The Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
| HR 1172 | Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
| HR 1280 | No More Shutdowns Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| S 5014 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 14, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Deadline Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced 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.
