,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aigc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,vindman 7for himself and ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,oversight and ,government ,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     
reduce the annual rate of pay of        
,members of ,congress if the public debt
 limit is reached or a ,government      
shutdown occurs during a year1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,no ,pay for   
,congress ,during ,default or ,shutdown 
,act4  #b4 ,requiring reduction of pay  
of ,members of ,congress if public debt 
limit is reached  7a7 ,reduction of ,pay
 for ,each ,day of ,government ,shutdown

  7#a7 ,in general ,if on any day during
 a year the public debt limit is        
reached1 the annual rate of pay         
applicable under section #fja7;a7 of the
 ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of   
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 with respect 
to each ,member of ,congress for the    
year shall be reduced by an amount equal
 to the product of--  7,a7 an amount    
equal to one day's worth of pay under   
such annual rate2 and  7,b7 the number  
of #bd-;hour periods during which the   
public debt limit is reached4  7#b7     
,effective date ,this subsection shall  
apply with respect to days occurring    
after the date of the regularly         
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjbf4  7b7    
,special rule for ,one ,hundred         
,nineteenth ,congress  7#a7 ,holding    
,salaries in ,escrow ,if on any day     
during the ,one ,hundred ,nineteenth    
,congress the public debt limit is      
reached1 the payroll administrator of   
that ,house of ,congress shall--  7,a7  

withhold from the payments otherwise    
required to be made with respect to a   
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 an amount equal to 
one day's worth of pay under the annual 
rate of pay applicable to the ,member   
under section #fja7;a7 of the           
,legislative ,reorganization ,act of    
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja71 and  7ii7   
the number of #bd-;hour periods during  
which the public debt limit is reached  
which occur during the pay period2 and  
7,b7 deposit in an escrow account all   
amounts withheld under subparagraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,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 ,members of ,congress 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 subsection on the last day of the  
,one ,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress4    
7#c7 ,exception for days occurring after
 general election ,this subsection does 
not apply with respect to any day during
 the ,one ,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress
 which occurs after the date of the     
regularly scheduled general election for
 ,federal office held in ,november      
#bjbf4  7c7 ,determination of reaching  
of public debt limit ,for purposes of   
this section1 the public debt limit     
shall be considered to be reached if the
 ,federal ,government is unable to make 
payments or meet obligations because the
 public debt limit under section #caja  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 has
 been reached4  #c4 ,requiring reduction
 of pay of ,members of ,congress if     
,government shutdown occurs  7a7        
,reduction of pay for each day of       
,government shutdown  7#a7 ,in general  

,if on any day during a year a          
,government shutdown is in effect1 the  
annual rate of pay applicable under     
section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 with respect to each   
,member of ,congress for the year shall 
be reduced by an amount equal to the    
product of--  7,a7 an amount equal to   
one day's worth of pay under such annual
 rate2 and  7,b7 the number of #bd-;hour
 periods during which the ,government   
shutdown is in effect4  7#b7 ,effective 
date ,this subsection shall apply with  
respect to days occurring after the date
 of the regularly scheduled general     
election for ,federal office held in    
,november #bjbf4  7b7 ,special rule for 
,one ,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress     
7#a7 ,holding salaries in escrow ,if on 
any day during the ,one ,hundred        
,nineteenth ,congress a ,government     
shutdown is in effect1 the payroll      
administrator of that ,house of         
,congress shall--  7,a7 withhold from   

the payments otherwise required to be   
made with respect to a 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 an amount equal to one day's  
worth of pay under the annual rate of   
pay applicable to 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 which the   
,government shutdown is in effect which 
occur during the pay period2 and  7,b7  
deposit in an escrow account all amounts
 withheld under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7
 ,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 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 subsection on the last day of the  
,one ,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress4    
7#c7 ,exception for days occurring after
 general election ,this subsection does 
not apply with respect to any day during
 the ,one ,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress
 which occurs after the date of the     
regularly scheduled general election for
 ,federal office held in ,november      
#bjbf4  7c7 ,determination of           
,government shutdown ,for purposes of   
this section1 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  #d4 ,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 ,act4  
#e4 ,definitions  7a7 ,member of        
,congress ,in this ,act1 the term       
,member of ,congress means an individual
 serving in a position under            
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #deja74  7b7 ,payroll         
administrator ,in this ,act1 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 ,act2 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 ,act4