1.This Act may be cited as
the No Budget, No Pay
Act
.
2.In this section, the term Member of
Congress—
(1)has the meaning
given under section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2)does not include
the Vice President.
3.Timely approval
of concurrent resolution on the budgetIf both Houses of Congress have not approved
a concurrent resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for a
fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of
Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the date
on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent resolution on the budget
for that fiscal year.
4.No pay without
concurrent resolution on the budget
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may
be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the United States Treasury
for the pay of any Member of Congress during any period determined by the
Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the Chairperson of
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives under section
5.
(b)A Member of Congress may not receive pay for any period
determined by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or
the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives
under section 5, at any time after the end of that period.
5.
(a)
(1)Request for
certificationsOn October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the
Senate shall submit a request to the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate for certification of determinations made under paragraph (2) (A)
and (B).
(2)The Chairperson of the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate shall—
(A)on October 1 of
each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with
section 4 and whether Senators may not be paid under that section; and
(B)determine the
period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under
section 4; and
(C)provide timely
certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the
request of the Secretary of the Senate.
(b)
(1)Request for
certificationsOn October 1 of each year, the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a request
to the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of
Representatives for certification of determinations made under paragraph (2)
(A) and (B).
(2)The Chairperson of the Committee on the
Budget of the House of Representatives shall—
(A)on October 1 of
each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with
section 4 and whether Senators may not be paid under that section; and
(B)determine the
period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under
section 4; and
(C)provide timely
certification of the determinations under subparagraph (A) and (B) upon the
request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.
6.This section shall take
effect on February 1, 2013.