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.

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.

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Timeline

1. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 May 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 June 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 May 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2011

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 May 2011

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Sponsors

• Bill Flores · R · Sponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• Blake Farenthold · R · Cosponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing
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