US HJR10 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Joint Resolution 10 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both chambers have agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year before October 1.

Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Subjects

Budget process
Congress
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/10/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres10/BILLS-116hjres10ih.pdf