US Congress House Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Freezes the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress through December 31, 2012, and reduces it by 10% in 2013. Requires the President to subject executive branch employees to two weeks of mandatory unpaid leave (or the pro rata equivalent in the case of employees serving for less than the entire fiscal year) during FY2012. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to apply such requirement to judicial branch employees. Allows exceptions for reasons of national security or reasons relating to the public health or safety, including effective law enforcement. Limits the aggregate amount which may be appropriated or otherwise made available for FY2012 for allowances and expenses (including salaries) of any legislative branch office, except the U.S. Capitol Police, to 96% of the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for FY2011 for such allowances and expenses.

To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
2011-01-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-01-12	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-01-12	House	Referred to House House Administration
2011-01-12	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
2011-01-12	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E55)

HB335 (Related) 2011-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
HB1012 (Related) 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/270/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr270/BILLS-112hr270ih.pdf