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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 551--PROVIDING THAT THE SALARIES OF SENATORS SHALL BE
HELD IN ESCROW UNTIL THE SENATE HAS PASSED LEGISLATION THAT
APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSES THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Ms. McSALLY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules and Administration:
S. Res. 551
Resolved,
SECTION 1. NO COVID-19 RELIEF, NO PAY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered period'' means the period beginning
March 25, 2020, and ending on the earlier of--
(A) the date that the Senate passes COVID-19 relief
legislation; or
(B) the last day of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress;
(2) the term ``COVID-19 relief legislation'' means
legislation that the Majority Leader of the Senate determines
appropriately addresses the COVID-19 outbreak; and
(3) the term ``Secretary of the Senate'' means the
Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to
carry out this resolution.
(b) In General.--
(1) Deadline for passing covid-19 relief legislation.--If,
by March 24, 2020, the Senate does not pass COVID-19 relief
legislation, then, for the duration of the covered period,
the Secretary of the Senate shall--
(A) deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise
required to be made during the covered period for the
compensation of the Senators; and
(B) release amounts deposited in an escrow account under
subparagraph (A) to the Senator only upon the expiration of
the end of the covered period.
(2) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments
held in escrow.--The Secretary of the Senate shall provide
for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a
payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1)
that would apply to the payment if the payment were not
subject to paragraph (1).
(3) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to
ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that
shall not vary the compensation of Senators in violation of
the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, the Secretary of the Senate shall
release for payments to Senators any amounts remaining in any
escrow account under this section on the last day of the One
Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
(4) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall provide the Secretary of the Senate with
such assistance as may be necessary to enable the Secretary
of the Senate to carry out this section.
(c) Notification.--The Majority Leader of the Senate
shall--
(1) upon the date of enactment of this resolution, inform
the Secretary of the Senate that the provisions of subsection
(b) are in effect; and
(2) notify the Secretary of the Senate when the Senate has
passed COVID-19 relief legislation and the covered period has
ended.
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