To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Bars Members of Congress from receiving pay for periods after October 1 in any fiscal year when Congress has not both approved a budget resolution and passed all regular appropriations bills.
Who Benefits and How
The bill seeks to pressure Congress to finish budgeting and appropriations work on time, which supporters would view as a benefit to fiscal governance and public accountability.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Members of Congress would lose pay during noncompliance periods, and congressional administrative offices would need to determine and certify those periods.
Key Provisions
- Requires both houses to approve a budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills by October 1.
- Bars funds from being made available for Member pay during periods of noncompliance.
- Requires the relevant House and Senate chairs and administrative officers to determine and certify noncompliance periods.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars Members of Congress from receiving pay for periods after October 1 in any fiscal year when Congress has not both approved a budget resolution and passed all regular appropriations bills.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
Bars Members of Congress from receiving pay for periods after October 1 in any fiscal year when Congress has not both approved a budget resolution and passed all regular appropriations bills.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Taxpayers and observers seeking stronger incentives for timely congressional budgeting
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Members of Congress and congressional administrative offices subject to pay suspensions and certification duties
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
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House and Senate administrative officials who must determine and certify noncompliance periods, Members of Congress who would lose pay during periods of budget and appropriations noncompliance
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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