[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2214 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2214
To prohibit the payment of salary to Members of Congress in the event
of a Government shutdown, to direct the Congressional Budget Office to
submit daily reports during the period in which a Government shutdown
is in effect on the effects of the shutdown on the economy and the
costs of the shutdown to taxpayers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2017
Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Government 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
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A BILL
To prohibit the payment of salary to Members of Congress in the event
of a Government shutdown, to direct the Congressional Budget Office to
submit daily reports during the period in which a Government shutdown
is in effect on the effects of the shutdown on the economy and the
costs of the shutdown to taxpayers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Accountability
and Economic Report Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
(a) Prohibition of Pay.--
(1) In general.--If on any day during a pay period a
Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of
each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments
otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period
for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in
that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of--
(A) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under
the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under
section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and
(B) the number of 24-hour periods during which the
Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the
pay period.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with
respect to days occurring after the date of the regularly
scheduled general election for Federal office held in November
2018.
(b) Special Rule for One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.--
(1) Holding salaries in escrow.--If on any day during the
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in
effect, the payroll administrator of that House of Congress
shall--
(A) withhold from the payments otherwise required
to be made with respect to a pay period for the
compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in
that House of Congress an amount equal to the product
of--
(i) an amount equal to one day's worth of
pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to
the Member under section 601(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 4501); and
(ii) the number of 24-hour periods during
which the Government shutdown is in effect
which occur during the pay period; and
(B) deposit in an escrow account all amounts
withheld under subparagraph (A).
(2) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to
ensure that this subsection is carried out in a manner that
shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives
in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of
a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of
that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow
account under this subsection on the last day of the One
Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
(3) Exception for days occurring after general election.--
This subsection does not apply with respect to any day during
the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress which occurs after the date
of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office
held in November 2018.
(c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of
Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll
administrators to carry out this section.
(d) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the ``payroll
administrator'' of a House of Congress means--
(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an
employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who
is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out
this section; and
(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate,
or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who
is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.
(e) Member of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``Member
of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501).
SEC. 3. REPORTS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ON ECONOMIC COSTS AND
COSTS TO TAXPAYERS OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
Not later than 24 hours after each day on which a Government
shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall submit a report to Congress containing information on each of the
following, based on the most recent information available to the
Director:
(1) An estimate of the economic output lost on that day as
the result of the Government shutdown.
(2) An estimate of any decrease in gross domestic product
for the quarter that will occur as the result of the Government
shutdown.
(3) The value of any assistance, including loans, grants,
and contracts, that the Small Business Administration was
unable to provide as the result of the Government shutdown.
(4) The amount of any revenue for the National Park Service
that was lost on that day as the result of the closure of
National Park Service lands and historic sites.
(5) An estimate of revenue lost on that day because of the
effects of the Government shutdown on tourism and travel to and
within the United States, including travel by foreign tourists.
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered
to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal
agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular
appropriations bill or continuing resolution.
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