I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1951 
To provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be 
held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2018 by April 15, 2017, to eliminate 
automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit the 
use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of 
Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch 
for first-class airline accommodations, and to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to establish a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on 
lobbying by former Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. KIHUEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that the salaries of Members of a House of 
Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not 
agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018 by April 15, 2017, to eliminate automatic 
pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit 
the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses 
of Members of Congress and other officers and employees 
of the legislative branch for first-class airline accom-
modations, and to amend title 18, United States Code, 
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to establish a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on 
lobbying by former Members of Congress. 
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 ‘‘No Ongoing Perks En-
richment Act’’ or the ‘‘NOPE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 
ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDG-
ET RESOLUTION. 
(a) HOLDING SALARIES IN ESCROW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2017, a 
House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 pursu-
ant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during the period described in paragraph 
(2) the payroll administrator of that House of Con-
gress shall deposit in an escrow account all pay-
ments otherwise required to be made during such 
period for the compensation of Members of Congress 
who serve in that House of Congress, and shall re-
lease such payments to such Members only upon the 
expiration of such period. 
(2) PERIOD
DESCRIBED.—With respect to a 
House of Congress, the period described in this 
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paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 
2017 and ends on the earlier of— 
(A) the day on which the House of Con-
gress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 
301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 
or 
(B) the last day of the One Hundred Fif-
teenth Congress. 
(3) 
WITHHOLDING
AND
REMITTANCE
OF 
AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The 
payroll administrator shall provide for the same 
withholding and remittance with respect to a pay-
ment deposited in an escrow account under para-
graph (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 section is 
carried out in a manner that shall not vary the com-
pensation of Senators or Representatives in violation 
of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, the payroll ad-
ministrator of a House of Congress shall release for 
payments to Members of that House of Congress 
any amounts remaining in any escrow account under 
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this section on the last day of the One Hundred Fif-
teenth Congress. 
(5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the pay-
roll administrators of the Houses of Congress with 
such assistance as may be necessary to enable the 
payroll administrators to carry out this section. 
(b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(c) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this 
section, the ‘‘payroll administrator’’ of a House of Con-
gress 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. 
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SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS 
FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501) is repealed. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 601(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘as adjusted by paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘adjusted as provided by law’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect December 31, 
2016. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL TRAV-
EL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES FOR 
AIRLINE ACCOMMODATIONS OTHER THAN 
COACH-CLASS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
the official travel expenses of a Member of Congress or 
other officer or employee of any office in the legislative 
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branch may be used for airline accommodations which are 
not coach-class accommodations. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Funds described in subsection (a) 
may be used for airline accommodations which are not 
coach-class accommodations for an individual described in 
subsection (a) if the use of the funds for such accommoda-
tions would be permitted under sections 301–10.121 
through 301–10.125 of title 41 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations if the individual were an employee of an agen-
cy which is subject to chapter 301 of such title. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect any officer or employee 
of an office of the legislative branch which, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, is subject to chapter 301 
of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COACH-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘coach-class accommodations’’ 
means the basic class of accommodation by airlines 
that is normally the lowest fare offered regardless of 
airline terminology used, and (as referred to by air-
lines) may include tourist class or economy class, as 
well as single class when the airline offers only one 
class of accommodations to all travelers. 
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(2) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a Senator or 
a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 5. 5-YEAR POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON LOBBYING BY 
FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FORMER SENATORS.—Subparagraph (A) of sec-
tion 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘within 2 years after that person leaves office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘within 5 years after that person leaves of-
fice’’. 
(b) FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 207(e) of such 
title is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—Any person who is a Member 
of the House of Representatives and who, with-
in 5 years after that person leaves office, know-
ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any 
communication to or appearance before any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress and any employee of any other legisla-
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an office to which section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, applies. 
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