,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ba1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
and ,mr4 ,thanedar7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
,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 provide for the payment  
of certain ,federal ,government         
employees during any lapse in           
discretionary appropriations and to     
withhold the payment of salaries to     
,members of ,congress1 the ,president1  
and the ,vice ,president during a       
,government shutdown1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,make ,america      

,govern ,again ,act or the ,,maga ,act4 
#b4 ,ensuring pay of certain ,federal   
,government employees during any lapse  
in discretionary appropriations  7a7 ,in
 general ,there are hereby appropriated1
 out of any money in the ,treasury not  
otherwise appropriated1 during any lapse
 in discretionary appropriations        
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 such sums as are
 necessary for the salary and expenses  
of any employee in the civil service or 
the uniformed services 7as those terms  
are defined in section #baja of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code74  7b7        
,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply to-- 7#a7 the head of any         
,executive department 7as that term is  
defined in section #aja of such title72 
or  7#b7 any deputy secretary 7or       
equivalent7 of such a department4  #c4  
,prohibiting paying salaries of ,members
 of ,congress during ,government        
shutdowns  7a7 ,rule for ,one ,hundred  
,nineteenth ,congress  7#a7 ,holding    

salaries in escrow ,if on any day during
 a pay period occurring during the ,one 
,hundred ,nineteenth ,congress a        
,government shutdown is in effect1 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 period during which the         
,government shutdown is in effect2 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 first day on which the    
applicable ,government shutdown is in   
effect2 and  7,b7 ends on the earlier   
of-- 7i7 the date on which the          
applicable ,government shutdown is no   
longer in effect2 or  7ii7 the last day 
of the ,one ,hundred ,nineteenth        
,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 ,nineteenth ,congress4
  7b7 ,subsequent ,congresses  7#a7     
,holding salaries in escrow ,on and     
after the first day of the ,one ,hundred
 ,twentieth ,congress1 if on any day    
during a pay period a ,government       
shutdown is in effect1 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 period during which the         
,government shutdown is in effect2 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 first day on which the    
applicable ,government shutdown is in   
effect2 and  7,b7 ends on the earlier   
of-- 7i7 the date on which the          
applicable ,government shutdown is no   
longer in effect2 or  7ii7 the last day 
of the ,congress during which the period
 began under subparagraph 7,a74  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 ,act4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this   
section-- 7#a7 the term ,member of      

,congress means an individual serving in
 a position covered under subparagraph  
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of section          
#fja7;a77#a7 of the ,legislative        
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #deja7a772 and  7#b7 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 ,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  #d4 ,prohibiting paying 
salaries of ,president and ,vice        
,president during ,government shutdowns 
7a7 ,holding salaries in escrow ,if on  

any day during a pay period occurring   
during the term of office of the        
,president or ,vice ,president a        
,government shutdown is in effect1 the  
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management 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 the ,president and the  
,vice ,president an amount equal to the 
product of-- 7,a7 the daily rate of pay 
of the ,president or ,vice ,president   
7as the case may be7 under applicable   
law2 and  7,b7 the number of #bd-;hour  
periods during the pay period during    
which the ,government shutdown is in    
effect2 and  7#b7 release amounts       
deposited in an escrow account under    
paragraph 7#a7 to the ,president and the
 ,vice ,president only upon the         
expiration of the period described in   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,period described  
,the period described in this subsection
 is the period that-- 7#a7 begins on the

 first day on which the applicable      
,government shutdown is in effect2 and  
7#b7 ends on the earlier of-- 7,a7 the  
date on which the applicable ,government
 shutdown is no longer in effect2 or    
7,b7 the last day of the term of office 
of the ,president and ,vice ,president  
during which the period begins4  7c7    
,withholding and remittance of amounts  
from payments held in escrow ,the       
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management shall provide for the same  
withholding and remittance with respect 
to a payment deposited in an escrow     
account under subsection 7a7 that would 
apply to the payment if the payment were
 not subject to subsection 7a74  7d7    
,release of amounts at end of term ,the 
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management shall release for payment to
 the ,president and ,vice ,president any
 amounts remaining in the escrow account
 under this section on the last day of  
the term of office of the ,president and
 ,vice ,president during which the      

period described in subsection 7b7      
begins4  #e4 ,prohibiting paying        
salaries of certain executive employees 
during ,government shutdowns ,during any
 period in which a ,government shutdown 
is in effect1 no funds may be made      
available for the salary and expenses of
 any officer or employee in the         
,executive ,office of the ,president who
 occupies a position-- 7#a7 described   
under sections #ecab through #ecaf of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7relating to the ,executive ,schedule72 
7#b7 under a noncareer appointment in   
the ,senior ,executive ,service1 as     
defined under paragraph 7#g7 of section 
#cacb7;a7 of such title2 or  7#c7 in the
 executive branch of the ,government of 
a confidential or policy-determining    
character under schedule ,c of subpart  
,c of part #bac of title #e1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations4  #f4             
,determination of ,government shutdown  
,for purposes of this ,act1 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