S. 2765Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)Introduced

No Budget, No Pay Act

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The No Budget, No Pay Act would stop the salary of any Member of Congress after October 1 of a fiscal year if Congress has not adopted a budget resolution and passed all regular appropriations bills for that year. The rule applies to all Senators and Representatives, but not the Vice President. The law would take effect on September 29, 2023.

Key Provisions

If the Senate and House have not approved a budget resolution and all regular appropriations bills before October 1, members’ pay is suspended for each day after that date until both are approved.
The Senate and House budget and appropriations committee chairs must certify on October 1 whether the pay suspension applies and determine its length, after a request from the Senate Secretary and the House Chief Administrative Officer.
Members cannot receive retroactive pay for any period during which pay was suspended.
The act overrides any other law that would provide funds for members’ salaries during the suspension period.

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

September 21, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

September 20, 2021

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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

September 20, 2021

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

September 21, 2021

Floor Debate

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Sen. Charles E. SchumerD-NY · Sep 20, 2021

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule…

Sen. Charles E. SchumerD-NY · Sep 21, 2021

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. In order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further…

Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Sep 21, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Sen. Alex PadillaD-CA · Sep 21, 2021

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued September 21, 2021

Calendar No. 126

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2765

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 20, 2021

Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

September 21, 2021

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

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.

Short title

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

Definition

In this Act, 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.

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.

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 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 section 5.

(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 5, at any time after the end of that period.

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 3 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 3; 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 3 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 3; 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.

Effective date

This Act shall take effect on September 29, 2023.

September 21, 2021

Read the second time and placed on the calendar