,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cafj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjac,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to reduce the annual rate of
 pay of ,members of ,congress if a      
,government shutdown occurs during a    
year1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,government ,shutdown ,fairness     
,act4  #b4 ,requiring reduction of pay  
of ,members of ,congress if ,government 
shutdown occurs  7a7 ,reduction of ,pay 
for ,each ,day of ,government ,shutdown 
,if on any day during a year a          
,government shutdown is in effect1 the  

annual rate of pay applicable under     
section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #ca7 with respect to each     
,member of ,congress for the year shall 
be reduced by an amount equal to the    
product of-- 7#a7 an amount equal to one
 day's worth of pay under such annual   
rate2 and  7#b7 the number of #bd-;hour 
periods during which the ,government    
shutdown is in effect4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,this section shall apply with     
respect to days occurring after the date
 of the regularly scheduled general     
election for ,federal office held in    
,november #bjad4  #c4 ,special rule for 
one hundred thirteenth congress  7a7    
,holding ,salaries in ,escrow ,if on any
 day during the ,one ,hundred           
,thirteenth ,congress a ,government     
shutdown is in effect1 the payroll      
administrator of that ,house of         
,congress shall-- 7#a7 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-- 7,a7 an amount equal to one day's 
worth of pay under the annual rate of   
pay applicable to the ,member under     
section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #ca72 and  7,b7 the number of 
#bd-;hour periods during which the      
,government shutdown is in effect which 
occur during the pay period2 and  7#b7  
deposit in an escrow account all amounts
 withheld under paragraph 7#a74  7b7    
,release of amounts at end of the       
congress ,in order to ensure that this  
section is carried out in a manner that 
shall not vary the compensation of      
,senators or ,representatives in        
violation of the ,twenty-,seventh       
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 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 section on the last day of the ,one
 ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress4  7c7   
,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 section4  7d7 ,payroll            
administrator defined ,in this section1 
the payroll administrator of a ,house of
 ,congress means-- 7#a7 in the case of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,chief ,administrative ,officer of the  
,house of ,representatives1 or an       
employee of the ,office of the ,chief   
,administrative ,officer who is         
designated by the ,chief ,administrative
 ,officer to carry out this section2 and
  7#b7 in the case of the ,senate1 the  
,secretary of the ,senate1 or an        
employee of the ,office of the          
,secretary of the ,senate who is        
designated by the ,secretary to carry   

out this section4  7e7 ,exception for   
,days ,occurring ,after ,general        
,election ,this section does not apply  
with respect to any day during the ,one 
,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress which    
occurs after the date of the regularly  
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjad4  #d4    
,determination of ,government shutdown  
,for purposes of this ,act1 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 resolution4  #e4 ,member  
of ,congress defined ,in this ,act1 the 
term ,member of ,congress means an      
individual serving in a position under  
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #ca74