Shutdown Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013

Shutdown Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving pay until a government spending agreement on future spending is agreed to by the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Makes such prohibition effective with the termination of a fiscal year at the end of which the House and Senate fail to reach agreement on government spending.

Directs the Committee on House Administration, consistent with the Constitution and the Anti-Deficiency Act, to consider the definition of "employing authority" under House Rules where Members of Congress would be deemed "non-essential."

Requires the amendments made by this Act to apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act, would otherwise become effective in the event of a lapse in appropriations for government spending where the government would thereby shut down.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3215 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3215

  To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to suspend the 
  salary of Members of Congress and deem Members of Congress as ``non-
          essential'' employees during a government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2013

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to suspend the 
  salary of Members of Congress and deem Members of Congress as ``non-
          essential'' employees during a government shutdown.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shutdown Pay for Members of Congress 
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 31) is amended by amending the section to read as follows:
    ``(C) Effective with the termination of a fiscal year at the end of 
which the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate fail to 
reach agreement on government spending, Members of Congress may not 
receive pay until a government spending agreement by the U.S. House of 
Representatives and U.S. Senate on future spending is agreed to.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    Consistent with the Constitution and the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 
U.S.C. 1341, 1342, the Committee on House Administration is required to 
consider the following definitions for the legislative branch 
including:
            (1) ``Employing authority'' under House Rules where Members 
        of Congress would be deemed ``non-essential''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any 
adjustment which, but for this Act, would otherwise become effective in 
the event of a lapse in appropriations for government spending where 
the government would thereby shut down.
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