SRES 551 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.

Latest action · Mar 24, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2013)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 24, 2020
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This resolution requires the Office of the Secretary of the Senate to temporarily hold the salaries of Senators in escrow until the Senate has passed certain legislation that addresses the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

The funds shall be held in escrow beginning on March 25, 2020, and ending on the earlier of (1) the date that the Senate passes COVID-19 relief legislation (i.e., legislation that the majority leader of the Senate determines appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak); and (2) the last day of the 116th Congress.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred Mar 24, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 24, 2020Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2013)

In the Congressional Record 1

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WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateText printed S2013—Mar 24, 2020

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
A resolution providing that the salaries of Senators shall be held in escrow until the Senate has passed legislation that appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak.

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Mar 24, 2020Introduced in Senate

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