S.Amdt. 1937

SA 1937. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1930 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1892, to
amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the
flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in
the line of duty; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __--NO BUDGET, NO PAY

SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``No Budget, No Pay Act''.

SEC. ___02. DEFINITION.

In this title, the term ``Member of Congress''--
(1) has the meaning given the term under section 2106 of
title 5, United States Code; and
(2) does not include the Vice President.

SEC. ___03. 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.

SEC. ___04. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE
BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise 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 section ___05.
(b) 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 section ___05, at any
time after the end of that period.

SEC. ___05. DETERMINATIONS.

(a) Senate.--
(1) 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 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (2).
(2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on
the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
shall--
(A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of
whether Congress is in compliance with section ___03 and
whether Senators may not be paid under that section;
(B) determine the period of days following each October 1
that Senators may not be paid under section ___03; and
(C) provide timely certification of the determinations
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the
Secretary of the Senate.
(b) House of Representatives.--
(1) 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 subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of paragraph (2).
(2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on
the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives shall--
(A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of
whether Congress is in compliance with section ___03 and
whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be
paid under that section;
(B) determine the period of days following each October 1
that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid
under section ___03; and
(C) provide timely certification of the determinations
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

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SEC. ___06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title shall take effect on February 1, 2019.
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