S.Amdt. 3269Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 3269

What it does: Adds SEC. ___. NO BUDGET, NO PAY wherever appropriate
Submitted June 18, 2014

What it changes

1 change to H.R. 4660

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  1. Adds SEC. ___. NO BUDGET, NO PAY wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: SEC. ___. NO BUDGET, NO PAY.

    Inserted: (a) Definition.--In this section, the term "Member of Congress"--

    Inserted: (1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and

    Inserted: (2) does not include the Vice President.

    Inserted: (b) Timely Approval of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget and the Appropriations Bills.--If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 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 before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year and all the regular appropriations bills.

    Inserted: (c) No Pay Without Concurrent Resolution on the Budget and the Appropriations Bills.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under subsection (d).

    Inserted: (2) No retroactive pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay for any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under subsection (d), at any time after the end of that period.

    Inserted: (d) Determinations.--

    Inserted: (1) Senate.--

    Inserted: (A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of determinations made under subparagraph (B) (i) and (ii).

    Inserted: (B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall--

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    Inserted: (i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and whether Senators may not be paid under that subsection;

    Inserted: (ii) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under subsection (b); and

    Inserted: (iii) provide timely certification of the determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate.

    Inserted: (2) House of representatives.--

    Inserted: (A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for certification of determinations made under subparagraph (B) (i) and (ii).

    Inserted: (B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall--

    Inserted: (i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under that subsection;

    Inserted: (ii) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under subsection (b); and

    Inserted: (iii) provide timely certification of the determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

    Inserted: (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on February 1, 2015.

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SA 3269. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. NO BUDGET, NO PAY.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term “Member of Congress”--

(1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and

(2) does not include the Vice President.

(b) Timely Approval of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget and the Appropriations Bills.--If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 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 before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year and all the regular appropriations bills.

(c) No Pay Without Concurrent Resolution on the Budget and the Appropriations Bills.--

(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under subsection (d).

(2) No retroactive pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay for any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under subsection (d), at any time after the end of that period.

(d) Determinations.--

(1) Senate.--

(A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of determinations made under subparagraph (B) (i) and (ii).

(B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall--

(i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and whether Senators may not be paid under that subsection;

(ii) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under subsection (b); and

(iii) provide timely certification of the determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate.

(2) House of representatives.--

(A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for certification of determinations made under subparagraph (B) (i) and (ii).

(B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall--

(i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under that subsection;

(ii) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under subsection (b); and

(iii) provide timely certification of the determinations under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on February 1, 2015.

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June 18, 2014