US HB397 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Do Your Job Act - Prohibits the disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses for specified congressional offices and committees, if on or before May 15 of any year Congress does not adopt a budget resolution for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for Members' compensation in an escrow account to be released to the Members only upon the adoption of such a resolution.
Title
Do Your Job Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-23 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2013-01-23 | House | Referred to House House Administration |
| 2013-01-23 | House | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
HB372 (Related) 2013-01-23 - Referred to House Rules
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget process
Congress
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Budget process
Congress
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/397/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr397/BILLS-113hr397ih.pdf |
