,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dddg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,farenthold 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,des,jarlais1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the employing        
authority of any officer or employee of 
the ,federal ,government who is in      
contempt of ,congress to not pay        
compensation to the officer or employee 
while the officer or employee remains in
 contempt1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,contempt ,act4  #b4 ,no payment of 
compensation for ,federal employees in  
contempt of ,congress  7a7 ,no ,payment 
,permitted ,if an officer or employee of
 the ,federal ,government is in a period
 of contempt of ,congress during any pay
 period1 the head of the employing      
authority of the employee shall not pay 
the compensation otherwise required to  

be paid to the officer or employee for  
such pay period4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act--  7#a7 the term officer has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#bajd of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code2 and  7#b7 the term employee has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#baje of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  #c4 ,period of contempt of      
,congress described  7a7 ,period        
,described ,for purposes of this ,act1 a
 period of contempt of ,congress is1    
with respect to an officer or employee  
of the ,federal ,government1 any of the 
following3  7#a7 ,the period which      
begins on the date on which a resolution
 holding the officer or employee in     
contempt is adopted by the ,house of    
,representatives or ,senate and ends on 
the date on which a resolution revoking 
such contempt is adopted by the ,house  
or ,senate 7as the case may be74  7#b7  
,the period which begins on the date on 
which a statement of contempt described 
in subsection 7b7 is filed in the ,house

 of ,representatives or ,senate with    
respect to the officer or employee and  
which ends on the date on which a       
statement withdrawing such statement of 
contempt is filed with the ,house or    
,senate 7as the case may be74  7b7      
,statement of ,contempt ,described ,in  
this ,act1 a statement of contempt is1  
with respect to an individual1 a        
statement of fact which has been filed  
with the ,president of the ,senate or   
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives under section #ajd of  
the ,revised ,statutes 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#aid7 that the individual has failed to 
appear1 testify1 produce information1 or
 answer pertinent questions when        
summoned by ,congress or a committee of 
,congress4