,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bh1 #bjac,mr4 ,gallego 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 amend the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf to suspend the salary of ,members of ,congress and deem ,members of ,congress as non-essential employees during a government shutdown4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,shutdown ,pay for ,members of ,congress ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,elimination of pay for ,members of ,congress ,section #fja7;a77#b7 of the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ca7 is amended by amending the section to read as follows3 7,c7 ,effective with the termination of a fiscal year at the end of which the ,u4,s4 ,house of ,representatives and the ,u4,s4 ,senate fail to reach agreement on government spending1 ,members of ,congress may not receive pay until a government spending agreement by the ,u4,s4 ,house of ,representatives and ,u4,s4 ,senate on future spending is agreed to4 4 #c4 ,definition of essential and non-,essential ,federal employees ,consistent with the ,constitution and the ,anti-,deficiency ,act1 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #acda1 #acdb1 the ,committee on ,house ,administration is required to consider the following definitions for the legislative branch including3 7#a7 ,employing authority under ,house ,rules where ,members of ,congress would be deemed non-essential4 #d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which1 but for this ,act1 would otherwise become effective in the event of a lapse in appropriations for government spending where the government would thereby shut down4