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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 18
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit
Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during
which a Government shutdown is in effect.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Okla-
homa, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WALTZ,
and Mr. BERGMAN) 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 for any period during which a Government
shutdown is in effect.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States within seven years after the date of its submission
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for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
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‘‘SECTION 1. A Representative or Senator may not
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receive compensation with respect to any period during
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which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes
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of this article, a Government shutdown shall be considered
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to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any
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Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to
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enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolu-
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tion.
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‘‘SECTION 2. Congress shall have the power to en-
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force this article through appropriate legislation.’’.
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