,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bg1 #bjag,mr4
 ,o',halleran 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     
prohibit the payment of salary to       
,members of ,congress in the event of a 
,government shutdown1 to direct the     
,congressional ,budget ,office to submit
 daily reports during the period in     
which a ,government shutdown is in      
effect on the effects of the shutdown on
 the economy and the costs of the       
shutdown to taxpayers1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,government         
,shutdown ,accountability and ,economic 

,report ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,prohibiting
 pay of ,members of ,congress in event  
of government shutdown  7a7 ,prohibition
 of ,pay  7#a7 ,in general ,if on any   
day during a pay period a ,government   
shutdown is in effect1 the payroll      
administrator of each ,house of         
,congress shall exclude from the        
payments otherwise required to be made  
with respect to that 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 #deja72 and  7,b7 the number  
of #bd-;hour periods during which the   
,government shutdown is in effect which 
occur during the pay period4  7#b7      
,effective date ,this subsection shall  
apply with respect to days occurring    
after the date of the regularly         

scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjah4  7b7    
,special rule for ,one ,hundred         
,fifteenth ,congress  7#a7 ,holding     
,salaries in ,escrow ,if on any day     
during the ,one ,hundred ,fifteenth     
,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--  7i7 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 #deja72 and  7ii7   
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      

subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,release of    
amounts at end of the congress ,in order
 to ensure that this subsection is      
carried out in a manner that shall not  
vary the compensation of ,senators or   
,representatives in violation of the    
twenty-seventh article of 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 subsection on 
the last day of the ,one ,hundred       
,fifteenth ,congress4  7#c7 ,exception  
for days occurring after general        
election ,this subsection does not apply
 with respect to any day during the ,one
 ,hundred ,fifteenth ,congress which    
occurs after the date of the regularly  
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjah4  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 ,member of       
,congress defined ,in this section1 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 #deja74  #c4 ,reports by      
,congressional ,budget ,office on       
economic costs and costs to taxpayers of
 government shutdown ,not later than #bd
 hours after each day on which a        
,government shutdown is in effect1 the  
,director of the ,congressional ,budget 
,office shall submit a report to        
,congress containing information on each
 of the following1 based on the most    
recent information available to the     
,director3  7#a7 ,an estimate of the    
economic output lost on that day as the 
result of the ,government shutdown4     
7#b7 ,an estimate of any decrease in    
gross domestic product for the quarter  
that will occur as the result of the    
,government shutdown4  7#c7 ,the value  
of any assistance1 including loans1     
grants1 and contracts1 that the ,small  
,business ,administration was unable to 
provide as the result of the ,government
 shutdown4  7#d7 ,the amount of any     
revenue for the ,national ,park ,service

 that was lost on that day as the result
 of the closure of ,national ,park      
,service lands and historic sites4  7#e7
 ,an estimate of revenue lost on that   
day because of the effects of the       
,government shutdown on tourism and     
travel to and within the ,united        
,states1 including travel by foreign    
tourists4  #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