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Hold Congress Accountable Act

211

116th Congress

Congress

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 3, 2019

Latest Action

January 3, 2019

Primary Sponsor

Kurt SchraderDemocratic(OR)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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Summary

Hold Congress Accountable Act This bill provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2020, the bill requires the salaries of Members to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the last day of the 116th Congress. After the general election in November 2020, the bill eliminates the pay of Members for the period of a government shutdown.

Subjects (4)

Appropriations

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress

Actions (2)

January 3, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

January 3, 2019

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Oversight and Accountability Committee	House	Referred to	January 3, 2019
Committee on House Administration	House	Referred to	January 3, 2019

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	January 3, 2019	XML

Cosponsors (30)

Name	Party	State
Abigail Davis Spanberger	Democratic	VA
Al Green	Democratic	TX
Angie Craig	Democratic	MN

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 26	116th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov