,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bg1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to reduce the annual rate of
 pay of ,members of ,congress if a      
,government shutdown occurs during a    
year1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,withhold ,member ,pay ,during     
,shutdowns ,act4  #b4  ,no pay for      
,members of ,congress during ,government
 shutdowns  7a7  ,definitions  ,in this 
section-- 7#a7 the term ,government     
shutdown means a lapse in appropriations
 for #a or more ,federal agencies or    
departments2  7#b7 the term ,member of  
,congress means an individual serving in
 a position 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#c7 the term payroll administrator1    
with respect to a ,house of ,congress1  
means--  7,a7 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 the requirements of this section2   
and  7,b7 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 the requirements 
of this section4  7b7  ,requiring       
reduction of pay of ,members of         
,congress if ,government shutdown occurs
  7#a7  ,in general  ,if on any day     
during a pay period a ,government       
shutdown is in effect1 the payroll      
administrator of each ,house of         
,congress shall 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--  7,a7 an amount equal to one day's
 worth of pay under the annual rate of  
pay of the ,member under section        
#fja7;a7 of the ,legislative            
,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #deja72 and  7,b7 the number  
of #bd-;hour periods during the pay     
period 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 #bjbf 7in this section        
referred to as the pay reduction        
effective date74  7c7  ,special rule for
 ,members of ,congress before general   
election  7#a7  ,holding salaries in    
escrow  ,if on any day before the pay   
reduction effective date a ,government  
shutdown is in effect1 the payroll      

administrator of each ,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 #bgth ,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 pay
 reduction effective date4  7#c7        
,applicability  ,this subsection shall  
apply with respect to days during the   
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 pay reduction effective date4  7d7     
,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