H.R. 310: No Budget, No Pay Act

Introduced:
Jan 18, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN5]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

S. 124 (same title)
Reported by Committee — Jan 28, 2013

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Progress
Introduced Jan 18, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 18, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

4% chance of getting past committee.
2% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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63 cosponsors (37R, 26D) (show)
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Full Title

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

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Last updated Jan 18, 2013.
5 pages

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1/18/2013--Introduced.
No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President):
(1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or
(2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills.
Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

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