This measure would stop pay for Members of Congress for any days during a pay period when a government shutdown is in effect. It directs payroll administrators of each House to withhold an amount equal to one day's pay multiplied by the number of 24-hour periods of the shutdown that fall in the pay period. The Secretary of the Treasury must help payroll administrators. The bill defines a shutdown as a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department caused by a failure to enact a regular appropriations measure or continuing resolution. It also defines which officials count as payroll administrators and identifies which offices count as Members of Congress. The section on pay withholding applies beginning with the One Hundred Twentieth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
The text requires payroll withholding equal to one day’s pay per shutdown day for Members of Congress and assigns administrative roles to payroll offices and the Treasury. No publicly available information on estimated budgetary savings, costs, or administrative expenses beyond the withholding language in the text.
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