Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
H.J. Res. 93 proposes a constitutional amendment to withhold pay from U.S. Representatives and Senators during any government shutdown. A shutdown is defined as a period when federal agencies lack funding due to Congress failing to pass a regular budget or temporary spending bill. The amendment would require Congress to pass implementing legislation to enforce this pay restriction during shutdowns. This directly affects all members of Congress by temporarily halting their salaries when federal operations cease due to funding gaps.
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Introduced Sep 27, 2023
Last action Sep 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sep 27, 2023
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