,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bb1       
#bjah,mr4 ,foster introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the operation 
of an exercise facility for ,members of 
the ,house of ,representatives or the   
,members' ,dining ,room in the ,united  
,states ,capitol during a ,government   
shutdown1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,shutdown ,prioritization ,act or   
the ,,spa ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting       
operation of ,member exercise facility  
or ,members' ,dining ,room during       
shutdown  7a7 ,prohibition ,during a    
,government shutdown1 the ,architect of 
the ,capitol may not operate--  7#a7 an 
exercise facility for ,members of the   
,house of ,representatives2 or  7#b7 the
 ,members' ,dining ,room in the ,united 
,states ,capitol4  7b7 ,compensation for
 furloughed employees ,any employee of  

the ,office of the ,architect of the    
,capitol who is assigned to the exercise
 facility or ,members' ,dining ,room    
described in subsection 7a7 and who is  
furloughed as a result of a ,government 
shutdown shall be compensated at the    
employee's standard rate of             
compensation1 for the period of such    
,government shutdown1 as soon as        
practicable after such ,government      
shutdown ends4  7c7 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act-- 7#a7 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       
resolution2 and  7#b7 the term ,members 
of the ,house of ,representatives       
includes any ,delegate or ,resident     
,commissioner to the ,congress4