US HCR56 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that if, during any period of a fiscal year interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted, or the federal government is unable to make payments from such accounts because the public debt limit has been reached, Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should donate any salary received for that period to the Treasury to reduce the national debt.

Title

Expressing the sense of Congress that Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should donate their salaries to the Treasury for reducing the national debt if members of the Armed Forces do not receive pay or allowances because of a shutdown of the Federal Government or because the Government is unable to fund such pay and allowances because the public debt limit has been reached.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
2011-05-26	House	Referred to House House Administration
2011-05-26	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-05-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

Subjects

Appropriations
Armed forces and national security
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers
Wages and earnings

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/56/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres56/BILLS-112hconres56ih.pdf