Government Shutdown Fairness Act

Government Shutdown Fairness Act - Prohibits Members of Congress and the President from receiving basic pay for any period in which: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 819 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 819

 To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay 
                      during Government shutdowns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2011

  Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay 
                      during Government shutdowns.

    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 Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAY DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    Members of Congress and the President shall not receive basic pay 
for any period in which--
            (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations 
        for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure 
        to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing 
        resolution; or
            (2) the Federal Government is unable to make payments or 
        meet obligations because the public debt limit under section 
        3101 of title 31, United States Code, has been reached.
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