Hold Congress Accountable Act
USA117th CongressHR-1774| House
| Updated: 3/10/2021
Kurt Schrader
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (8)
Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Hold Congress Accountable Act This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2022, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 117th Congress. After the November 2022 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which the government is shut down.
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Introduced in House
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.
Congress
AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
Hold Congress Accountable Act
USA117th CongressHR-1774| House
| Updated: 3/10/2021
Hold Congress Accountable Act This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2022, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 117th Congress. After the November 2022 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which the government is shut down.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Kurt Schrader
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (8)
Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress