,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #heg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjai,mr4
 ,wittman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se        
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to hold !    
sal>ies ( ,memb]s ( a ,h\se ( ,congress 
9 escr[ if ! ,h\se ( ,congress does n   
pass regul> appropriation bills on a    
timely basis dur+ a ,congress1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,inaction ,has ,consequ5ces
 ,act4  #b4 ,hold+ sal>ies ( ,memb]s (  
,congress 9 escr[ ^u failure to pass    
regul> appropriation bills  7a7 ,hold+  
,sal>ies 9 ,escr[ ,if by ! fir/ day ( a 
fiscal ye> 7beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjbj71 
a ,h\se ( ,congress has n pass$ ea* ( ! 
regul> appropriation bills = su* fiscal 
ye>1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 
7b7 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( t ,h\se (   
,congress %all deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt
 all paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to be made 
dur+ su* p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ,memb]s
 ( ,congress :o s]ve 9 t ,h\se (        

,congress1 & %all release su* paym5ts to
 su* ,memb]s only ^u ! expiration ( su* 
p]iod4  7b7 ,p]iod ,describ$ ,) respect 
to a ,h\se ( ,congress & a fiscal ye>1 !
 p]iod describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is !     
p]iod :i* beg9s on ! fir/ day ( ! fiscal
 ye> & ends on ! e>li] (--  7#a7 ! fir/ 
day by :i* ! ,h\se ( ,congress has pass$
 ea* ( ! regul> appropriation bills =   
su* fiscal ye>2 or  7#b7 ! la/ day ( !  
,congress dur+ :i* t fiscal ye> beg9s4  
7c7 ,regul> ,appropriation ,bill ,def9$ 
,! t]m regul> appropriation bill means  
any annual appropriation bill :i*1 )    
respect to ! ,congress involv$1 is "u ! 
jurisdiction ( a s+le subcommittee ( !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives 7pursuant to ! ,rules 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = t         
,congress7 & a s+le subcommittee ( !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 7pursuant to ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate74
  #c4 ,adm9i/ration ( escr[  7a7 ,)hold+
 & ,remittance ( ,am\nts ,f ,paym5ts    
,held 9 ,escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator   

%all provide = ! same )hold+ &          
remittance ) respect to a paym5t        
deposit$ 9 an escr[ acc\nt "u section #b
 t w\ld apply to ! paym5t if ! paym5t 7 
n subject to su* section4  7b7 ,role (  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury %all provide ! payroll       
adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses ( ,congress )   
su* assi/ance z may be necess>y to      
enable ! payroll adm9i/rators to c>ry   
out ?is ,act4  #d4 ,release ( am\nts at 
end ( a ,congress ,9 ord] to ensure t   
?is ,act is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] consi/5t
 ) ! tw5ty-sev5? article ( am5dm5t to ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !       
payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se (         
,congress %all release = paym5ts to     
,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress any am\nts
 rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u section #b
 on ! la/ day ( ! ,congress dur+ :i* !  
am\nts 7 deposit$ 9 su* acc\nt4  #e4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
,memb] includes a ,delegate or ,resid5t 
,commission] to ! ,congress2 &  7#b7 !  
payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se (         

,congress means-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 or an employee ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o
 is designat$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] to c>ry out ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 9 !
 case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,s5ate1 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( !   
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by 
! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4