,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4   
,coop] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4     
,k9d1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4  
,ow5s1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,b>r[ (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1  
,mr4 ,ma!son1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4      
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1  
,mr4 ,*abot1 & ,mr4 ,b>b]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide t ,memb]s (         
,congress %all be paid la/ :5ev] !      
,treasury is unable to satisfy !        
obligations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
9 a timely mann] because ! public debt  
limit has be5 rea*$4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,pay =   
,memb]s ,act4  #b4 ,memb]s ( ,congress  
to be paid la/  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ev5t t
 ! public debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t rea*es ! public debt limit1 ! 
obligation to pay basic pay ( ,memb]s ( 
,congress may n be satisfi$ until--     

7#a7 all o!r obligations ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t :i* are !n due h be5   
satisfi$2 or  7#b7 if e>li]1 ! ability (
 ! ,treasury to satisfy ! obligations ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 9 timely mann]
 is re/or$1 :e!r by an increase 9 !     
public debt limit or o!rwise4  7b7      
,cons5t ,ea* ,memb] ( ,congress cons5ts 
& agrees t paym5t ( basic pay 9         
accordance ) subsection 7a7 %all        
con/itute a full & complete dis*>ge &   
acquittance ( all claims & dem&s =      
s]vice z su* a ,memb] dur+ ! p]iod cov]$
 by ! paym5t4  #c4 ,def9itions ,=       
purposes ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m public
 debt limit means ! doll> limitation    
conta9$ 9 section #caja7;b7 ( title #ca1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 ! t]m     
,memb] ( ,congress means--  7,a7 ea*    
,s5ator1 ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 & ,delegate to ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,resid5t         
,commission] f ,pu]to ,rico2  7,b7 !    
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate1 !     
majority lead] & ! m9ority lead] ( !    

,s5ate1 & ! majority lead] & ! m9ority  
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &    
7,c7 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives4