Spending Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-3993
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2014-02-05
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Spending Accountability Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that if the total outlays of the government during a fiscal year exceed its total revenues for that fiscal year (federal budget deficit), as determined by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):</p> <ul> <li>each annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be reduced by 15% for all pay periods during the next calendar year which begins after that fiscal year, and</li> <li>no adjustment may be made under the Act in any such rate of pay during such calendar year.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3993 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2014 Mr. Bentivolio (for himself and Mr. Benishek ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 provide for a 15 percent reduction in the rates of pay of Members of Congress for pay periods occurring during a year if a Federal budget deficit existed during the most recent fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spending Accountability Act . 2. Reduction in pay of Members of Congress if budget deficit existed at end of previous year (a) In general Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) If the total outlays of the Government during a fiscal year exceed the total revenues of the Government during that fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office— (i) each annual rate of pay referred to in paragraph (1) shall be reduced by 15 percent for all pay periods occurring during the next calendar year which begins after that fiscal year; and (ii) no adjustment may be made under subparagraph (A) in any such rate of pay during that next calendar year. . (b) Technical Amendment Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.