,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aagh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjai,mr4 ,spano 7for himself and ,mr4  
,waltz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,appropriations1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
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     
amend title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for automatic continuing     
appropriations1 to withhold the pay of  
,members of ,congress during any period 
in which such automatic continuing      
appropriations are in effect1 to        
prohibit the use of funds for the       
official travel of ,members of ,congress
 during any period in which such        
automatic continuing appropriations are 
in effect1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,deadline ,enforcement ,act4  #b4   
,automatic continuing appropriations    
7a7 ,in ,general ,chapter #ac of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #acaj the    
following new section3  #acaa4          
,continuing appropriations  7a7  7#a7   
,if any appropriation measure for a     
fiscal year is not enacted before the   
beginning of such fiscal year or a joint
 resolution making continuing           
appropriations is not in effect1 there  
are appropriated such sums as may be    
necessary to continue any program1      
project1 or activity for which funds    
were provided in the preceding fiscal   
year--  7,a7 in the corresponding       
appropriation ,act for such preceding   
fiscal year2 or  7,b7 if the            
corresponding appropriation bill for    
such preceding fiscal year did not      
become law1 then in a joint resolution  
making continuing appropriations for    
such preceding fiscal year4  7#b7  7,a7 
,except as provided in subparagraph     

7,c71 appropriations and funds made     
available1 and authority granted1 for a 
program1 project1 or activity for any   
fiscal year pursuant to this section    
shall be at a rate of operations not in 
excess of the lower of--  7i7 #ii       
percent of the rate of operations       
provided for in the regular             
appropriation ,act providing for such   
program1 project1 or activity for the   
preceding fiscal year2  7ii7 in the     
absence of such an ,act1 #ii percent of 
the rate of operations provided for such
 program1 project1 or activity pursuant 
to a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for such preceding fiscal
 year2 or  7iii7 #ii percent of the     
annualized rate of operations provided  
for in the most recently enacted joint  
resolution making continuing            
appropriations for part of that fiscal  
year or any funding levels established  
under the provisions of this section4   
7,b7 ,except as provided in subparagraph
 7,c71 after the first #cj-;day period  

during which this subsection is in      
effect for that fiscal year1 the        
applicable rate of operations as        
provided under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be reduced by #a percentage point4 ,for 
each subsequent #cj-;day period during  
which this subsection is in effect for  
that fiscal year1 the applicable rate of
 operations shall be reduced by #a      
percentage point4 ,the #cj-;day period  
reductions shall extend beyond the last 
day of that fiscal year4  7,c7 ,the     
reductions provided by subparagraphs    
7,a7 and 7,b7 shall not apply to any    
discretionary appropriation in budget   
function #jej made available pursuant to
 this section4 ,clause 7i71 7ii71 or    
7iii7 7as the case may be7 of           
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be applied to   
any such appropriation by substituting  
#ajj percent for #ii percent4  7,d7 ,if 
this section is in effect at the end of 
a fiscal year1 funding levels shall     
continue as provided in this section for
 the next fiscal year4  7#c7            

,appropriations and funds made          
available1 and authority granted1 for   
any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 for a program1 project1 or activity    
shall be available for the period       
beginning with the first day of a lapse 
in appropriations and ending with the   
date on which the applicable regular    
appropriation bill for such fiscal year 
becomes law 7whether or not such law    
provides for such program1 project1 or  
activity7 or a continuing resolution    
making appropriations becomes law1 as   
the case may be4  7b7 ,an appropriation 
or funds made available1 or authority   
granted1 for a program1 project1 or     
activity for any fiscal year pursuant to
 this section shall be subject to the   
terms and conditions imposed with       
respect to the appropriation made or    
funds made available for the preceding  
fiscal year1 or authority granted for   
such program1 project1 or activity under
 current law4  7c7 ,expenditures made   
for a program1 project1 or activity for 

any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 shall be charged to the applicable     
appropriation1 fund1 or authorization   
whenever a regular appropriation bill or
 a joint resolution making continuing   
appropriations until the end of a fiscal
 year providing for such program1       
project1 or activity for such period    
becomes law4  7d7 ,this section shall   
not apply to a program1 project1 or     
activity during a fiscal year if any    
other provision of law 7other than an   
authorization of appropriations7--  7#a7
 makes an appropriation1 makes funds    
available1 or grants authority for such 
program1 project1 or activity to        
continue for such period2 or  7#b7      
specifically provides that no           
appropriation shall be made1 no funds   
shall be made available1 or no authority
 shall be granted for such program1     
project1 or activity to continue for    
such period4  4  7b7 ,clerical          
,amendment ,the table of sections of    
chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united       

,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #acaj
 the following new item3  #acaa4        
,continuing appropriations4  4  #c4     
,prohibiting paying ,members of         
,congress while automatic continuing    
appropriations are in effect  7a7 ,rule 
for ,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress  
7#a7 ,holding salaries in escrow ,if a  
pay period occurs during the ,one       
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress during the
 period described in paragraph 7#b71 the
 payroll administrator of each ,house of
 ,congress shall--  7,a7 deposit in an  
escrow account and 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--  7i7 the daily rate of pay of 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  

the pay period2 and  7,b7 release       
amounts deposited in an escrow account  
under subparagraph 7,a7 to such ,member 
of ,congress only upon the expiration of
 the period described in paragraph 7#b74
  7#b7 ,period described ,the period    
described in this paragraph is the      
period that-- 7,a7 begins on the #ast   
day on which appropriations and funds   
are made available pursuant to section  
#acaa of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code 7as added by section #b7;a772 and 
7,b7 ends on the earlier of-- 7i7 the   
date on which appropriations and funds  
are no longer made available pursuant to
 section #acaa of such title2 or  7ii7  
the last day of the ,one ,hundred       
,sixteenth ,congress4  7#c7 ,withholding
 and remittance of amounts from payments
 held in escrow ,the payroll            
administrator of each ,house of         
,congress shall provide for the same    
withholding and remittance with respect 
to a payment deposited in an escrow     
account under paragraph 7#a7 that would 

apply to the payment if the payment were
 not subject to paragraph 7#a74  7#d7   
,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         
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states1 the payroll            
administrator of a ,house of ,congress  
shall release for payment to ,members of
 that ,house of ,congress any amounts   
remaining in any escrow account under   
this section on the last day of the ,one
 ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress4  7b7    
,subsequent ,congresses  7#a7 ,reduction
 in salaries ,if a pay period occurs    
during the ,one ,hundred ,seventeenth   
,congress or any succeeding ,congress   
during the period described in paragraph
 7#b71 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 the daily rate of pay of 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  
the pay period4  7#b7 ,period described 
,the period described in this paragraph 
is the period that--  7,a7 begins on the
 #ast day on which appropriations and   
funds are made available pursuant to    
section #acaa of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code 7as added by section      
#b7;a772 and  7,b7 ends on the date on  
which appropriations and funds are no   
longer made available pursuant to       
section #acaa of such title4  7c7 ,role 
of ,secretary of the ,treasury ,the     
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
provide the payroll administrator of    
each ,house of ,congress with such      
assistance as may be necessary to enable
 the payroll administrator to carry out 

this section4  7d7 ,definition ,in this 
section1 the term payroll administrator1
 with respect to a ,house of ,congress1 
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  #d4 ,prohibiting use 
of funds for travel by ,members of      
,congress while automatic continuing    
appropriations are in effect  7a7       
,prohibition ,during the period         
described in subsection 7b71 no         
appropriated funds1 including official  
funds of the ,house of ,representatives1
 official funds of the ,senate1 or funds

 available under any ,federal law1 rule1
 or regulation1 may be used to pay for  
the costs of travel by a ,member of     
,congress4  7b7 ,period described ,the  
period described in this paragraph is   
the period that-- 7#a7 begins on the    
#ast day on which appropriations and    
funds are made available pursuant to    
section #acaa of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code 7as added by section      
#b7;a772 and  7#b7 ends on the date on  
which appropriations and funds are no   
longer made available pursuant to       
section #acaa of such title4  #e4       
,member of ,congress defined ,in this   
,act1 the term ,member of ,congress     
means a ,senator or a ,representative   
in1 or ,delegate or ,resident           
,commissioner to1 the ,congress4