[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7466 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7466
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates
of pay of Members of Congress during a fiscal year if Congress has not
agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year,
to repeal the automatic appropriation of funds for the salaries of
Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2024
Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates
of pay of Members of Congress during a fiscal year if Congress has not
agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year,
to repeal the automatic appropriation of funds for the salaries of
Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Do Your Job Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN RATES OF PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR FAILURE
TO AGREE TO BUDGET RESOLUTION.
(a) Reduction.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) If, by the first day of a fiscal year, both Houses of
Congress have not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget
pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for
such fiscal year, the annual rate of pay for each of the positions
described in paragraph (1) for pay periods occurring during such fiscal
year shall be equal to 90 percent of the annual rate of pay for such
position for the most recent pay period preceding such fiscal year.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to pay periods occurring after the date of the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in
November 2024.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATION OF SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
(a) Repeal.--Effective with respect to each fiscal year beginning
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 130(c) of
Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 4502) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)) is amended by striking
``The annual rate of pay'' and inserting ``Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the annual rate of pay''.
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