US Congress House Bill 845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a government shutdown. For the 116th Congress, the bill requires the salaries of Members of Congress to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the government shutdown ends, or (2) the last day of the Congress. Beginning with the 117th Congress, the bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid for the period of a government shutdown. The bill also requires the salaries of the President and the Vice President to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the government shutdown ends, or (2) the last day of the term of office of the President and Vice President during which the government shutdown begins.

Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019

Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
2019-01-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
2019-01-29	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1253)
2019-01-29	House	Introduced in House

HB26 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
HB211 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
SB74 (Related) 2019-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/845/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr845/BILLS-116hr845ih.pdf