,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,o',halleran introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committees on the ,judiciary1 and      
,oversight and ,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 provide that the salaries
 of ,members of a ,house of ,congress   
will be held in escrow if that ,house   
has not agreed to a concurrent          
resolution on the budget for fiscal year
 #bjbj by ,april #ae1 #bjai1 to         
eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
,members of ,congress1 to prohibit the  
use of funds provided for the official  
travel expenses of ,members of ,congress
 and other officers and employees of the
 legislative branch for first-class     

airline accommodations1 and to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish a uniform #e-year             
post-employment ban on lobbying by      
former ,members of ,congress4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,ongoing ,perks ,enrichment ,act
 or the ,,nope ,act4  #b4 ,holding      
salaries of ,members of ,congress in    
escrow upon failure to agree to budget  
resolution  7a7 ,holding salaries in    
escrow  7#a7 ,in general ,if by ,april  
#ae1 #bjai1 a ,house of ,congress has   
not agreed to a concurrent resolution on
 the budget for fiscal year #bjbj       
pursuant to section #cja of the         
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd1   
during the period described in paragraph
 7#b7 the payroll administrator of that 
,house of ,congress shall deposit in an 
escrow account all payments otherwise   
required to be made during such period  
for the compensation of ,members of     
,congress who serve in that ,house of   
,congress1 and shall release such       

payments to such ,members only upon the 
expiration of such period4  7#b7 ,period
 described ,with respect to a ,house of 
,congress1 the period described in this 
paragraph is the period which begins on 
,april #af1 #bjai and ends on the       
earlier of-- 7,a7 the day on which the  
,house of ,congress agrees to a         
concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year #bjbj pursuant to section   
#cja of the ,congressional ,budget ,act 
of #aigd2 or  7,b7 the last day of the  
,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress4     
7#c7 ,withholding and remittance of     
amounts from payments held in escrow    
,the payroll administrator 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 section 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 section on the
 last day of the ,one ,hundred          
,sixteenth ,congress4  7#e7 ,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  7b7 ,treatment of       
,delegates as ,members ,in this section1
 the term ,member of ,congress includes 
a ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner  
to the ,congress4  7c7 ,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  #c4 ,elimination of  
automatic pay adjustments for ,members  
of ,congress  7a7 ,in ,general          
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #fja7;a7 of  
the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of
 #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 is repealed4
  7b7 ,technical and conforming         
amendments ,section #fja7;a77#a7 of such
 ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7a77 is        
amended--  7#a7 by striking 7a77#a7 and 
inserting 7a72  7#b7 by redesignating   
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 as   
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c71        

respectively2 and  7#c7 by striking as  
adjusted by paragraph 7#b7 and inserting
 adjusted as provided by law4  7c7      
,effective date ,this section and the   
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect ,december #ca1 #bjah4  #d4  
,prohibiting use of funds for official  
travel expenses of ,members of ,congress
 and legislative branch employees for   
airline accommodations other than coach 
class  7a7 ,prohibition ,except as      
provided in subsection 7b71 no funds    
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for the official travel expenses of a  
,member of ,congress or other officer or
 employee of any office in the          
legislative branch may be used for      
airline accommodations which are not    
coach-class accommodations4  7b7        
,exceptions ,funds described in         
subsection 7a7 may be used for airline  
accommodations which are not coach-class
 accommodations for an individual       
described in subsection 7a7 if the use  
of the funds for such accommodations    

would be permitted under sections       
#cja-aj4aba through #cja-aj4abe of title
 #da of the ,code of ,federal           
,regulations if the individual were an  
employee of an agency which is subject  
to chapter #cja of such title4  7c7     
,rule of ,construction ,nothing in this 
section may be construed to affect any  
officer or employee of an office of the 
legislative branch which1 as of the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 is      
subject to chapter #cja of title #da of 
the ,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7d7
 ,definitions  7#a7 ,coach-class        
accommodations ,in this section1 the    
term coach-class accommodations means   
the basic class of accommodation by     
airlines that is normally the lowest    
fare offered regardless of airline      
terminology used1 and 7as referred to by
 airlines7 may include tourist class or 
economy class1 as well as single class  
when the airline offers only one class  
of accommodations to all travelers4     
7#b7 ,member of ,congress ,in this      

section1 the term ,member of ,congress  
means a ,senator or a ,representative   
in1 or ,delegate or ,resident           
,commissioner to1 the ,congress4  7e7   
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjbj 
and each succeeding fiscal year4  #e4   
#e-year post-employment ban on lobbying 
by former ,members of ,congress  7a7    
,former ,senators ,subparagraph 7,a7 of 
section #bjg7;e77#a7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking within #b years after that     
person leaves office and inserting      
within #e years after that person leaves
 office4  7b7 ,former ,members of the   
,house of ,representatives ,paragraph   
7#a7 of section #bjg7;e7 of such title  
is amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7
 and inserting the following3  7,b7     
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives ,any person who is a   
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives and who1 within #e     
years after that person leaves office1  

knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      
appearance before any ,member1 officer1 
or employee of either ,house of         
,congress and any employee of any other 
legislative office of the ,congress1 on 
behalf of any other person 7except the  
,united ,states7 in connection with any 
matter on which such former ,member     
seeks action by a ,member1 officer1 or  
employee of either ,house of ,congress1 
in his or her official capacity1 shall  
be punished as provided in section #baf 
of this title4  7,c7 ,officers of the   
,house of ,representatives ,any person  
who is an elected officer of the ,house 
of ,representatives and who1 within #a  
year after that person leaves office1   
knowingly makes1 with the intent to     
influence1 any communication to or      
appearance before any ,member1 officer1 
or employee of the ,house of            
,representatives1 on behalf of any other
 person 7except the ,united ,states7 in 
connection with any matter on which such

 former elected officer seeks action by 
a ,member1 officer1 or employee of      
either ,house of ,congress1 in his or   
her official capacity1 shall be punished
 as provided in section #baf of this    
title4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to any individual    
who1 on or after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 leaves an office
 to which section #bjg7;e77#a7 of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 applies4