H.R. 1802 · 117th Congress · House

Do Your Job Act

Active· Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently…
Introduced
Mar 11, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Do Your Job Act

This bill reduces the pay for Members of Congress in certain circumstances, and it eliminates the automatic appropriation of funds for specified purposes.

Specifically, if Congress does not agree to a budget resolution by the beginning of a fiscal year, each Member's annual pay shall be reduced to 90% of that Member's pay in the previous fiscal year. This reduction shall apply after the November 2022 general election.

In addition, the bill eliminates the automatic appropriation of funds for Members' compensation and for certain administrative expenses.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  4. MAR 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

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Committee on House Administration

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

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