I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 834 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing 
appropriations, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of 
Members of Congress and executive branch employees and other activities 
during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations 
are in effect, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any 
period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2019 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. 
AXNE, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. CRAIG, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. HARDER of 
California, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. KIM, Mrs. LEE of 
Nevada, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. MCADAMS, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 
TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and 
in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Adminis-
tration, 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 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for auto-
matic continuing appropriations, to prohibit the use of 
funds for the official travel of Members of Congress 
and executive branch employees and other activities dur-
ing any period in which such automatic continuing ap-
propriations are in effect, to withhold the pay of Mem-
bers of Congress during any period in which such auto-
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matic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘The Shutdown to End All 
Shutdowns Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1311. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a)(1) If any appropriation measure for a fiscal year 
is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year or 
a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not 
in effect, there are appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to continue any program, project, or activity for 
which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) in the corresponding appropriation Act for 
such preceding fiscal year; or 
‘‘(B) if the corresponding appropriation bill for 
such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then 
in a joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for such preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2)(A) Appropriations and funds made available, 
and authority granted, for a program, project, or activity 
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for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at a 
rate of operations not in excess of the lower of— 
‘‘(i) 100 percent of the rate of operations pro-
vided for in the regular appropriation Act providing 
for such program, project, or activity for the pre-
ceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) in the absence of such an Act, 100 percent 
of the rate of operations provided for such program, 
project, or activity pursuant to a joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations for such preceding 
fiscal year; or 
‘‘(iii) 100 percent of the annualized rate of op-
erations provided for in the most recently enacted 
joint resolution making continuing appropriations 
for part of that fiscal year or any funding levels es-
tablished under the provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(B) If this section is in effect at the end of a fiscal 
year, funding levels shall continue as provided in this sec-
tion for the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this sec-
tion for a program, project, or activity shall be available 
for the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in 
appropriations and ending with the date on which the ap-
plicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year be-
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comes law (whether or not such law provides for such pro-
gram, project, or activity) or a continuing resolution mak-
ing appropriations becomes law, as the case may be. 
‘‘(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or au-
thority granted, for a program, project, or activity for any 
fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appro-
priation made or funds made available for the preceding 
fiscal year, or authority granted for such program, project, 
or activity under current law. 
‘‘(c) Expenditures made for a program, project, or 
activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or au-
thorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations until the end 
of a fiscal year providing for such program, project, or 
activity for such period becomes law. 
‘‘(d) This section shall not apply to a program, 
project, or activity during a fiscal year if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
‘‘(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds 
available, or grants authority for such program, 
project, or activity to continue for such period; or 
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‘‘(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such program, 
project, or activity to continue for such period.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1310 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1311. Continuing appropriations.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN GOV-
ERNMENT ACTIVITIES WHILE AUTOMATIC 
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ARE IN EF-
FECT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—During the period described in 
subsection (c), no appropriated funds, including official 
funds of the House of Representatives, official funds of 
the Senate, or funds available under any Federal law, rule, 
or regulation, may be used to pay for the costs of any 
of the following: 
(1) TRAVEL
BY
MEMBERS
OF
CONGRESS.— 
Travel by a Member of Congress (except as provided 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (b)). 
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(2) TRAVEL BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOY-
EES.—Travel by an employee of an executive agency 
(except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection 
(b)). 
(3) BONUSES AND OTHER PAY INCENTIVES.— 
Payments to covered political appointees for reloca-
tion expenses or allowances, differentials, bonuses, 
awards, or other similar cash payments under title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. 
(4) RECEPTION
AND
REPRESENTATION
EX-
PENSES.—Official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
(5) 
EXERCISE
FACILITIES
AND
GOLF 
COURSES.—The operation of an exercise facility or 
golf course. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) TRAVEL
BY
MEMBERS
TO
WASHINGTON 
METROPOLITAN
AREA.—Subsection (a) does not 
apply with respect to travel by a Member of Con-
gress to the Washington Metropolitan Area. 
(2) WAIVERS
IN
CASE
OF
EMERGENCY
OR 
THREATS TO SECURITY.—The head of an executive 
agency may waive the application of subsection (a) 
to travel by an employee of the agency if the head 
of the agency determines that travel by the employee 
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is necessary to respond to a threat to national secu-
rity, a significant law enforcement event, or a nat-
ural disaster or other similar emergency. 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in 
this paragraph is the period that— 
(1) begins on the 31st consecutive day on which 
appropriations and funds are made available pursu-
ant to section 1311 of title 31, United States Code 
(as added by section 2(a)); and 
(2) ends on the date on which appropriations 
and funds are no longer made available pursuant to 
section 1311 of such title. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered political appointee’’ 
means any full-time, noncareer Presidential or Vice- 
Presidential appointee, noncareer appointee in the 
Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type sys-
tem), or appointee to a position that has been ex-
cepted from the competitive service by reason of 
being of a confidential or policymaking character 
(Schedule C and other positions excepted under com-
parable criteria) in an executive agency, but does not 
include any individual appointed as a member of the 
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Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed serv-
ice commissioned officer. 
(2) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code, and includes the Executive Office of 
the President, the United States Postal Service, and 
Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include 
the Government Accountability Office. 
(3) The term ‘‘Washington Metropolitan Area’’ 
means the District of Columbia, the Counties of 
Montgomery and Prince George’s in Maryland, and 
the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and 
Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria and 
Falls Church in Virginia. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING PAYING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
WHILE 
AUTOMATIC 
CONTINUING 
APPRO-
PRIATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. 
(a) RULE FOR ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CON-
GRESS.— 
(1) HOLDING SALARIES IN ESCROW.—If a pay 
period occurs during the One Hundred Sixteenth 
Congress during the period described in paragraph 
(2), the payroll administrator of each House of Con-
gress shall— 
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(A) deposit in an escrow account and ex-
clude from the payments otherwise required to 
be made with respect to that pay period for the 
compensation of each Member of Congress who 
serves in that House of Congress an amount 
equal to the product of— 
(i) the daily rate of pay of the Mem-
ber under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501); and 
(ii) the number of 24-hour periods 
during the pay period; and 
(B) release amounts deposited in an es-
crow account under subparagraph (A) to such 
Member of Congress only upon the expiration of 
the period described in paragraph (2). 
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described 
in this paragraph is the period that— 
(A) begins on the 31st consecutive day on 
which appropriations and funds are made avail-
able pursuant to section 1311 of title 31, 
United States Code (as added by section 2(a)); 
and 
(B) ends on the earlier of— 
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(i) the date on which appropriations 
and funds are no longer made available 
pursuant to section 1311 of such title; or 
(ii) the last day of the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress. 
(3) 
WITHHOLDING
AND
REMITTANCE
OF 
AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The 
payroll administrator of each House of Congress 
shall provide for the same withholding and remit-
tance with respect to a payment deposited in an es-
crow account under paragraph (1) that would apply 
to the payment if the payment were not subject to 
paragraph (1). 
(4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE 
CONGRESS.—In order to ensure that this subsection 
is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the 
compensation of Senators or Representatives in vio-
lation of the twenty-seventh amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, the payroll adminis-
trator of a House of Congress shall release for pay-
ment to Members of that House of Congress any 
amounts remaining in any escrow account under this 
section on the last day of the One Hundred Six-
teenth Congress. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT CONGRESSES.— 
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(1) REDUCTION IN SALARIES.—If a pay period 
occurs during the One Hundred Seventeenth Con-
gress or any succeeding Congress during the period 
described in paragraph (2), the payroll administrator 
of each House of Congress shall exclude from the 
payments otherwise required to be made with re-
spect to that pay period for the compensation of 
each Member of Congress who serves in that House 
of Congress an amount equal to the product of— 
(A) the daily rate of pay of the Member 
under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and 
(B) the number of 24-hour periods during 
the pay period. 
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described 
in this paragraph is the period that— 
(A) begins on the 31st consecutive day on 
which appropriations and funds are made avail-
able pursuant to section 1311 of title 31, 
United States Code (as added by section 2(a)); 
and 
(B) ends on the date on which appropria-
tions and funds are no longer made available 
pursuant to section 1311 of such title. 
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(c) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll admin-
istrator of each House of Congress with such assistance 
as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrator 
to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘payroll 
administrator’’, with respect to 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 Sec-
retary of the Senate who is designated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5. QUORUM CALLS. 
On each day on which appropriations and funds are 
made available pursuant to section 1311 of title 31, 
United States Code (as added by section 2(a)), including 
weekends and legal public holidays, each House of Con-
gress shall convene and hold a quorum call of its members. 
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SEC. 6. MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means 
a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress. 
Æ 
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