US Congress House Bill 211 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-4)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2020, the bill requires the salaries of Members to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the last day of the 116th Congress. After the general election in November 2020, the bill eliminates the pay of Members for the period of a government shutdown.

Hold Congress Accountable Act

Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

SB74 (Related) 2019-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB834 (Related) 2019-01-29 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Rules, 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.
HB845 (Related) 2019-01-29 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
HB26 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/211/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr211/BILLS-116hr211ih.pdf