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H.R. 4870 (115th): No Work, No Pay Act of 2018

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During the last shutdown, some members of Congress voluntarily agreed to withhold their individual salary during the shutdown. This was done either by formally requesting to the House chief administrative officer that they not get paid salary during the shutdown, or by otherwise pledging to donate any salary earned during the shutdown to charity. For example,

However, in the run-up to January’s government shutdown, several bills were introduced to withhold salary payments from all Congress members during a government shutdown. Although none of the legislation passed before that shutdown, the next potential shutdown is now one day away, keeping the issue very much relevant. Since the 27th Amendment prevents congressional pay from being altered in the middle of a two-year session of Congress, any such legislation that passes would …

Sponsor and status

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Claudia Tenney

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 22nd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 19, 2018
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Jan 19, 2018
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 19, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

3 Cosponsors (3 Republicans)

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History

Jan 19, 2018
 
Introduced

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H.R. 4870 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4870. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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