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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5772 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5772

 To impose a fine on Members of Congress in the event of a Government 
                   shutdown, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2023

     Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Ms. Perez, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. 
  Garbarino) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
      Oversight and Accountability, and Rules, 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 impose a fine on Members of Congress in the event of a Government 
                   shutdown, 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 ``No Work, No Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF FINE ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN EVENT OF 
              GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    (a) Imposition.--If on any day during a year a Government shutdown 
is in effect, the enforcement authority of that House of Congress shall 
impose a fine against each Member of Congress who serves in that House 
in an amount equal to the product of--
            (1) one day's worth of pay under the annual rate of pay 
        applicable to the Member under section 601(a) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and
            (2) the number of days during the year on which the 
        Government shutdown is in effect.
    (b) Enforcement Authority Defined.--In this section, the 
``enforcement authority'' of a House of Congress means--
            (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 
        Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) in the case of the Senate, the Sergeant-at-Arms and 
        Doorkeeper of the Senate.

SEC. 3. DEDUCTING FINE FROM PAY.

    (a) Deduction From Pay.--If a Member of Congress against whom a 
fine is imposed under this Act has not paid the fine prior to the 
expiration of the 30-calendar day period which begins on the date the 
fine is imposed, the payroll administrator of that House of Congress 
shall deduct the amount of the fine from the net salary otherwise due 
the Member, in accordance with timetables and procedures established by 
the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives 
(in the case of a Member of the House of Representatives or a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate (in the case of a Senator).
    (b) Prohibiting Use of Campaign or Official Funds To Pay Fines.--A 
Member of Congress may not use campaign funds or official funds, 
including amounts in the Members' Representational Allowance or the 
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, to pay a fine 
imposed under this Act.
    (c) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the ``payroll 
administrator'' of a House of Congress means--
            (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an 
        employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who 
        is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out 
        this section; and
            (2) in the case of the Senate, 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 section.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered 
to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal 
agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular 
appropriations bill or continuing resolution.

SEC. 5. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

    Policies and procedures for the implementation of this Act shall be 
established--
            (1) for the implementation of this Act in the House of 
        Representatives, by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Committee on House 
        Administration, and Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
        of Representatives; and
            (2) for the implementation of this Act in the Senate, by 
        the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, Committee on Rules and 
        Administration, and Secretary of the Senate.

SEC. 6. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

    This Act is enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and it 
        supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
        inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.

SEC. 7. MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Member of Congress'' means an individual 
serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501).
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