A bill to reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Introduced on Jan 8, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on January 8, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Gillibrand Urges Congress To Support Vulnerable Renters And Homeless Americans In Next Coronavirus Relief Package”
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
on May 14, 2020
“Chair Beatty Promotes Power of Diverse Banking Leadership”
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Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH3]
on Feb 13, 2020
History
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Feb 6, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 522 (113th). |
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Feb 12, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 493 (114th). |
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Jan 11, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 98 (115th). |
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Jan 8, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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S. 44 is 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 S. 44. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
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