,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #chhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjad,mr4
 ,ro?fus 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 &    
,mr4 ,de,santis7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to hold
 ! sal>ies ( ,memb]s ( a ,h\se (        
,congress 9 escr[ if ! ,h\se ( ,congress
 does n agree to a budget resolution or 
pass regul> appropriation bills on a    
timely basis dur+ a ,congress1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,congressional ,pay =      
,p]=mance ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,hold+     
sal>ies ( memb]s ( congress 9 escr[ ^u  
failure to agree to budget resolution   
7a7 ,hold+ ,sal>ies 9 ,escr[ ,if by     
,april #ae ( any cal5d> ye> 7beg9n+ )   
#bjae71 a ,h\se ( ,congress has n agre$ 
to a concurr5t resolution on ! budget   
pursuant to section #cja ( !            
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd = ! 
fiscal ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t  
cal5d> ye>1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9     

subsection 7b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t
 ,h\se ( ,congress %all deposit 9 an    
escr[ acc\nt all paym5ts o!rwise requir$
 to be made dur+ su* p]iod = !          
comp5sation ( ,memb]s ( ,congress :o    
s]ve 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress1 & %all      
release su* paym5ts to su* ,memb]s only 
^u ! expiration ( su* p]iod4  7b7 ,p]iod
 describ$ ,) respect to a ,h\se (       
,congress & a cal5d> ye>1 ! p]iod       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! p]iod :i*  
beg9s on ,april #af ( ! cal5d> ye> &    
ends on ! e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! day on :i* ! 
,h\se ( ,congress agrees to a concurr5t 
resolution on ! budget = ! fiscal ye>   
:i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t cal5d> ye>2 
or  7#b7 ! la/ day ( ! ,congress dur+   
:i* t cal5d> ye> occurs4  #c4 ,hold+    
sal>ies ( ,memb]s ( ,congress 9 escr[ ^u
 failure to pass regul> appropriation   
bills  7a7 ,hold+ ,sal>ies 9 ,escr[ ,if 
by ,july #ca ( any cal5d> ye> 7beg9n+ ) 
#bjad71 a ,h\se ( ,congress has n pass$ 
ea* ( ! regul> appropriation bills = !  
fiscal ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t  

cal5d> ye>1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9     
subsection 7b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t
 ,h\se ( ,congress %all deposit 9 an    
escr[ acc\nt all paym5ts o!rwise requir$
 to be made dur+ su* p]iod = !          
comp5sation ( ,memb]s ( ,congress :o    
s]ve 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress1 & %all      
release su* paym5ts to su* ,memb]s only 
^u ! expiration ( su* p]iod4  7b7 ,p]iod
 ,describ$ ,) respect to a ,h\se (      
,congress & a cal5d> ye>1 ! p]iod       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! p]iod :i*  
beg9s on ,augu/ #a ( ! cal5d> ye> & ends
 on ! e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! fir/ day by :i* !
 ,h\se ( ,congress has pass$ ea* ( !    
regul> appropriation bills = ! fiscal   
ye> :i* beg9s on ,octob] #a ( t cal5d>  
ye>2 or  7#b7 ! la/ day ( ! ,congress   
dur+ :i* t cal5d> ye> occurs4  7c7      
,regul> ,appropriation ,bill ,def9$ ,!  
t]m regul> appropriation bill means any 
annual appropriation bill :i*1 ) respect
 to ! ,congress involv$1 is "u !        
jurisdiction ( a s+le subcommittee ( !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives 7pursuant to ! ,rules 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = t         
,congress7 & a s+le subcommittee ( !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 7pursuant to ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate74
  #d4 ,adm9i/ration ( escr[  7a7 ,)hold+
 & ,remittance ( ,am\nts ,f ,paym5ts    
,held 9 ,escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator   
%all provide = ! same )hold+ &          
remittance ) respect to a paym5t        
deposit$ 9 an escr[ acc\nt "u section #b
 or section #c t w\ld apply to ! paym5t 
if ! paym5t 7 n subject to su* section4 
7b7 ,role ( ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all provide !  
payroll adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses (       
,congress ) su* assi/ance z may be      
necess>y to enable ! payroll            
adm9i/rators to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #e4 
,release ( am\nts at end ( a ,congress  
,9 ord] to ensure t ?is ,act is c>ri$   
out 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! tw5ty-sev5?  
article ( am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( a
 ,h\se ( ,congress %all release =       

paym5ts to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress
 any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u
 ?is ,act on ! la/ day ( ! ,congress    
dur+ :i* ! am\nts 7 deposit$ 9 su*      
acc\nt4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  
7#a7 ! t]m ,memb] includes a ,delegate  
or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress2
 &  7#b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se
 ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 or an employee ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o
 is designat$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] to c>ry out ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 9 !
 case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,s5ate1 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( !   
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by 
! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4