,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,da9es 
7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit pay+ ,memb]s ( ,congress dur+  
p]iods dur+ :i* a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 
effect1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,"w1
 ,no ,pay ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibit+ 
pay+ ,memb]s ( ,congress dur+ ,gov]nm5t 
%utd[ns  7a7 ,rule = ,"o ,hundr$        
,sixte5? ,congress  7#a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 
9 escr[ ,if on any day dur+ a pay p]iod 
occurr+ dur+ ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sixte5?     
,congress a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9       
effect1 ! payroll adm9i/rator ( ea*     
,h\se ( ,congress %all--  7,a7 deposit 9
 an escr[ acc\nt & exclude f ! paym5ts  
o!rwise requir$ to be made ) respect to 
t pay p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ea* ,memb]
 ( ,congress :o s]ves 9 t ,h\se (       
,congress an am\nt equal to ! product   

(--  7i7 ! daily rate ( pay ( ! ,memb]  
"u section #fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #deja72 &  7ii7 ! numb] (     
#bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ ! pay p]iod dur+   
:i* ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect2 &   
7,b7 release am\nts deposit$ 9 an escr[ 
acc\nt "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to su* ,memb]
 ( ,congress only ^u ! expiration ( !   
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7   
,p]iod describ$ ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is 
p>agraph is ! p]iod t-- 7,a7 beg9s on ! 
fir/ day on :i* ! applicable ,gov]nm5t  
%utd[n is 9 effect2 &  7,b7 ends on !   
e>li] (-- 7i7 ! date on :i* ! applicable
 ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is no long] 9 effect2 
or  7ii7 ! la/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$      
,sixte5? ,congress4  7#c7 ,)hold+ &     
remittance ( am\nts f paym5ts held 9    
escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se
 ( ,congress %all provide = ! same      
)hold+ & remittance ) respect to a      
paym5t deposit$ 9 an escr[ acc\nt "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 t w\ld apply to ! paym5t  
if ! paym5t 7 n subject to p>agraph     

7#a74  7#d7 ,release ( am\nts at end ( !
 congress ,9 ord] to ensure t ?is       
subsection is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t %all
 n v>y ! comp5sation ( ,s5ators or      
,repres5tatives 9 violation ( !         
tw5ty-sev5? am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll adm9i/rator (
 a ,h\se ( ,congress %all release =     
paym5t to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress 
any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u 
?is section on ! la/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$
 ,sixte5? ,congress4  7b7 ,subsequ5t    
,congresses ,on & aft] ! fir/ day ( !   
,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress1 if on  
any day dur+ a pay p]iod a ,gov]nm5t    
%utd[n is 9 effect1 ! payroll           
adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress %all
 exclude f ! paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to 
be made ) respect to t pay p]iod = !    
comp5sation ( ea* ,memb] ( ,congress :o 
s]ves 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress an am\nt    
equal to ! product (--  7#a7 ! daily    
rate ( pay ( ! ,memb] "u section        
#fja7;a7 ( ! ,legislative               
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        

,u4,s4,c4 #deja72 &  7#b7 ! numb] (     
#bd-;h\r p]iods dur+ ! pay p]iod dur+   
:i* ! ,gov]nm5t %utd[n is 9 effect4  7c7
 ,role ( ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,!     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all provide !  
payroll adm9i/rator ( ea* ,h\se (       
,congress ) su* assi/ance z may be      
necess>y to enable ! payroll adm9i/rator
 to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #c4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,gov]nm5t      
%utd[n means a lapse 9 appropriations = 
#a or m ,f$]al ag5cies or dep>tm5ts z a 
result ( a failure to enact a regul>    
appropriations bill or cont9u+          
resolution2  7#b7 ! t]m ,memb] (        
,congress means an individual s]v+ 9 a  
position cov]$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71     
7,b71 or 7,c7 ( section #fja7;a77#a7 ( !
 ,legislative ,reorganization ,act (    
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7a772 &  7#c7 !
 t]m payroll adm9i/rator1 ) respect to a
 ,h\se ( ,congress1 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