,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjai,mr4 ,norman 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,olson1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern  
of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4        
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4
 ,waltz1 and ,mr4 ,bergman7 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 for any period   
during which a ,government shutdown is  
in effect4  ,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 ,representative or ,senator may not  
receive compensation with respect to any
 period during which a ,government      
shutdown is in effect4 ,for purposes of 
this article1 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  #b4 ,congress shall have   
the power to enforce this article       
through appropriate legislation4  4