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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 

To reduce the amount otherwise available for the payment of salaries and 

expenses of the Budget Committee and the Office of the Majority Leader 

of a House of Congress if that House does not adopt a concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2011 or 2012. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2011 

Ms. BUERKLE (for herself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. 

ISSA, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To reduce the amount otherwise available for the payment 

of salaries and expenses of the Budget Committee and 

the Office of the Majority Leader of a House of Congress 

if that House does not adopt a concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2011 or 2012. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Just Do Your Job Act 

5 of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) It is the responsibility of each House of 

2 Congress to adopt a concurrent resolution on the 

3 budget in compliance with the Congressional Budget 

4 Act of 1974. 

5 (2) It is the responsibility of the House Major6 ity Leader to schedule legislation in the House of 

7 Representatives. 

8 (3) It is the responsibility of the Senate Major9 ity Leader to schedule legislation in the Senate. 

10 (4) The House adopted House Concurrent Res11 olution 34, the budget resolution for fiscal year 

12 2012, on April 15, 2011, by a vote of 235–193. 

13 (5) The Senate rejected House Concurrent Res14 olution 34 on May 25, 2011, by a vote of 40–57. 

15 (6) The Senate rejected Senate Concurrent 

16 Resolution 18, reflecting the budget submitted by 

17 President Obama for fiscal year 2012, on May 25, 

18 2011, by a vote of 0–97. 

19 (7) The Senate last adopted a budget resolution 

20 in compliance with the requirements of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974 on April 29, 2009, when 

22 it passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, the 

23 budget resolution for fiscal year 2010, by a vote of 

24 53–43. 


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1 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR OPER2 ATIONS OF CERTAIN OFFICES UNLESS BUDG3 ET RESOLUTION ADOPTED. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

5 the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Divi6 sion B of Public Law 112–10), during the portion of fiscal 

7 year 2011 that occurs after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Act— 

9 (1) no payment may be made for the salaries 

10 and expenses of the Committees on the Budget of 

11 the House of Representatives and Senate; and 

12 (2) the amount otherwise made available for the 

13 salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Majority 

14 Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate 

15 shall each be reduced by $1,000,000. 

16 (b) EXCEPTION.—If a House of Congress has adopt17 ed a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

18 2011 or fiscal year 2012 that complies with section 

19 301(a)(1–7) and section 301(e)(2)(A–F) of the Congres20 sional Budget Act of 1974, subsection (a) shall not apply 

21 to the Committee on the Budget or the Office of the Ma22 jority Leader of that House. 

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