,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aj  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,gallagher7 submitted the following
 joint resolution2 which was referred to
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary       
,,joint ,,resolution  ,proposing an     
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states to prohibit ,members of 
,congress from receiving compensation   
during a fiscal year unless both ,houses
 of ,congress have agreed to a          
concurrent resolution on the budget for 
that fiscal year prior to the beginning 
of that fiscal year4  ,that the         
following article is proposed as an     
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states1 which shall be valid to
 all intents and purposes as part of the
 ,constitution when ratified by the     
legislatures of three-fourths of the    
several ,states within seven years after
 the date of its submission for         
ratification3   --  #a4 ,a ,member of   

,congress may not receive a compensation
 for service as a ,member of ,congress  
during a fiscal year unless both ,houses
 of ,congress have agreed to an         
identical concurrent resolution on the  
budget for that fiscal year prior to the
 beginning of that fiscal year4  #b4    
,this article shall apply with respect  
to fiscal years which begin after this  
article becomes a valid part of the     
,constitution4  4