No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 10, 2019 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 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 117th Congress.
For the 116th Congress, the bill requires a Member's pay to be deposited in an escrow account during a government shutdown and to be released at the earlier of the end of the shutdown or the end of the Congress.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2019 to Jan 16, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jan 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 845 | Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
| HR 1612 | Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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