H. R. 325 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States 
Government until May 19, 2013, 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 Budget, No Pay Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEBT CEILING. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending on May 18, 2013. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED DURING 
SUSPENSION PERIOD.—Effective May 19, 2013, the limitation in 
section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by 
section 3101A of such title, is increased to the extent that— 
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 
31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose 
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States 
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds 
(2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
An obligation shall not be taken into account under paragraph 
(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund 
a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required 
payment before May 19, 2013. 
SEC. 3. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ESCROW 
UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDGET RESOLUTION. 
(a) HOLDING SALARIES IN ESCROW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2013, a House of Congress 
has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph 
(2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall 
deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required 
to be made during such period for the compensation of Members 
of Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall 
release such payments to such Members only upon the expira-
tion of such period.
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(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a House of Con-
gress, the period described in this paragraph is the period 
which begins on April 16, 2013, and ends on the earlier of— 
(A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees 
to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974; or 
(B) the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Con-
gress. 
(3) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF AMOUNTS FROM PAY-
MENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The payroll administrator shall pro-
vide for the same withholding and remittance with respect 
to a payment deposited in an escrow 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 section is carried out in a manner 
that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representa-
tives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll adminis-
trator of a House of Congress shall release for payments 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 Thirteenth Congress. 
(5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of 
the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be nec-
essary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this 
section. 
(b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Member’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress. 
(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
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(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. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.