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.

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 7 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2021 Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION 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. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:48 Jan 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ7.IH HJ7 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 7 IH ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 1 States within seven years after the date of its submission 2 for ratification: 3 ‘‘ARTICLE — 4 ‘‘SECTION 1. A Member of Congress may not receive 5 a compensation for service as a Member of Congress dur- 6 ing a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have 7 agreed to an identical concurrent resolution on the budget 8 for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal 9 year. 10 ‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall apply with respect to 11 fiscal years which begin after this article becomes a valid 12 part of the Constitution.’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:48 Jan 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ7.IH HJ7 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS