,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mess]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 
9 addition to ! ,committees on ! ,budget
 & ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce
 a portion ( ! annual pay ( ,memb]s (   
,congress = ! failure to adopt a        
concurr5t resolution on ! budget :i*    
does n provide = a balanc$ budget1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,balanc$ ,budget ,acc\ntability ,act4 
7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! ,f$]al debt exce$s #af trillion1
 cont9ues to gr[ rapidly1 & is l>g] ?an 
! size ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy4  7#b7 
,! ,f$]al budget has %[n an annual      
deficit 9 #de ( ! la/ #ej ye>s4  7#c7   

,deficits & ! ,f$]al debt ?reat5 to     
%att] confid5ce 9 ! ,nation's economy1  
suppress job creation & economic gr[?1 &
 leave future g5]ations ( ,am]icans ) a 
l[] /&>d ( liv+ & few] opportunities4   
7#d7 ,x is ! duty ( ,memb]s ( ,congress 
to develop & implem5t policies1 includ+ 
balanc+ ! ,f$]al budget1 t enc\rage     
robu/ job creation & economic gr[? 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,memb]s ( ,congress
 %\ld be held acc\ntable = fail+ to pass
 annual budgets t result 9 a balanc$    
budget4  #b4 ,requir+ adoption ( budget 
resolution provid+ = balanc$ budgets    
7a7 ,adoption ( budget resolution ,ea*  
,h\se ( ,congress %all adopt a concurr5t
 resolution on ! budget = a fiscal ye>  
:i* provides t1 = ea* fiscal ye> = :i* a
 budget is provid$ "u ! resolution      
7beg9n+ n lat] ?an ) ! budget = fiscal  
ye> #bjbc71 total outlays d n exce$     
total receipts4  7b7 ,c]tification by   
,congressional ,budget ,(fice ,^u !     
adoption by a ,h\se ( ,congress ( a     
concurr5t resolution on ! budget = a    

fiscal ye>1 ! ,director ( !             
,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all      
transmit to ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives or ! ,presid5t pro      
,tempore ( ! ,s5ate 7z ! case may be7 a 
c]tification z to :e!r or n t ,h\se (   
,congress has met ! requirem5ts (       
subsection 7a7 ) respect to !           
resolution4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is   
section %all apply ) respect to !       
concurr5t resolution on ! budget =      
fiscal ye> #bjae & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye>4  #c4 ,effect ( failure to adopt    
resolution  7a7 ,rule = fiscal ye> #bjae
  7#a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 9 escr[ ,if !     
,director ( ! ,congressional ,budget    
,(fice 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z ! ,director7
 does n c]tify t a ,h\se ( ,congress has
 met ! requirem5ts ( section #b7;a7 )   
respect to fiscal ye> #bjae prior to    
,april #af1 #bjad1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ! 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  7#b7      
,p]iod describ$ ,) respect to a ,h\se ( 
,congress1 ! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is       
p>agraph is ! p]iod :i* beg9s on ,april 
#af1 #bjad1 & ends on ! e>li] (--  7,a7 
! day on :i* ! ,director c]tifies t !   
,h\se ( ,congress has met ! requirem5ts 
( section #b7;a7 ) respect to fiscal ye>
 #bjae2 or  7,b7 ! la/ day ( ! ,"o      
,hundr$ ,?irte5? ,congress4  7#c7       
,)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 p>agraph 7#a7 t w\ld apply to 
! paym5t if ! paym5t 7 n subject to     
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,release ( am\nts  
at end ( ! congress ,9 ord] to ensure t 
?is subsection is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t 
%all n v>y ! comp5sation ( ,s5ators or  
,repres5tatives 9 violation ( !         
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       
section on ! la/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$    
,?irte5? ,congress4  7#e7 ,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 subsection4  7#f7 ,payroll      
adm9i/rator def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 !  
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 section2 &  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 section4    
7b7 ,rule = fiscal ye> #bjaf & subsequ5t
 fiscal ye>s ,if ! ,director ( !        
,congressional ,budget ,(fice does n    
c]tify t a ,h\se ( ,congress has met !  
requirem5ts ( section #b7;a7 ) respect  
to a fiscal ye> prior to ! ,april #af   
:i* imm$iately prec$es ! fir/ day ( !   
fiscal ye>1 dur+ pay p]iods :i* occur 9 
! same cal5d> ye> aft] t date ea* ,memb]
 ( t ,h\se %all be paid at an annual    
rate ( pay equal to #a4  7c7 ,def9ition 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,memb] includes a 
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! 
,congress4