No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 503 To prohibit pay raises for the Vice President and any senior political ap- pointee at a Federal agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 11, 2019 Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit pay raises for the Vice President and any senior political appointee at a Federal agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Political Pay 4 Raises During Shutdowns Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAY RAISE DURING GOVERNMENT 6 SHUTDOWN. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 8 sion of law, during any period of a lapse in discretionary 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:22 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H503.IH H503 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 503 IH appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, 1 the Vice President and any senior political appointee at 2 an agency with respect to which appropriations have 3 lapsed may not receive a pay rate increase. 4 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out any pay 5 freeze under subsection (a)— 6 (1) the term ‘‘senior political appointee’’ means 7 an individual occupying any position described under 8 subsections (b) through (e) of section 738 of the Fi- 9 nancial Services and General Government Appro- 10 priations Act, 2018 (division E of Public Law 115– 11 141); and 12 (2) the requirements of subsections (f) through 13 (k) of such section 738 shall apply. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:22 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H503.IH H503 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS