Senate Bill 74
116th Congress(2019-2020)
No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 10, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
74
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 117th Congress.
For the 116th Congress, the bill requires a Member's pay to be deposited in an escrow account during a government shutdown and to be released at the earlier of the end of the shutdown or the end of the Congress.
January 10, 2019
01/10/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
01/10/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:18 PM