Bill: H.R. 3643/S. 1981, No Budget, No Pay Act

The Bill: H.R. 3643/S. 1981, No Budget, No Pay Act

Annualized Cost: Not Applicable Under BillTally Rules

The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 laid out a time line to ensure that Congress completed its budgetary work on time. The act requires the President to submit a budget to Congress by the first Monday in February. Congress then has until April 15th to adopt a budget resolution, although this date is frequently missed. The budget resolution establishes the framework for the tax and spending decisions that Members of Congress will make during the appropriations process.

Appropriations bills should be passed and signed into law by the beginning of a new fiscal year, which is October 1st. Despite the statuary requirement that Congress adopt a budget resolution, the federal government has been without a budget for over 1,000 days. (The House passed a bill --the Senate has not even tried!)  The last time that Congress passed all of the appropriations bills before the start of a new fiscal year was 1997.

The No Budget, No Pay Act -- sponsored by Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) -- would penalize Members of Congress for failing to complete the budget process on time. If Congress failed to pass the budget and appropriations bills by October 1st, Members would not be paid. The proposed legislation prevents Members from being paid retroactively once a budget is in place.

NTUF is not able to include the possible savings from this bill in the BillTally system because of the bill's conditional nature. It is impossible to determine when, or if, Congress might act in a timely manner to receive their full pay.

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Next Monday, January 20, 2012, Tea Party Patriots is asking for a "MELT THE PHONE LINES TO YOUR SENATOR" Day. I

t will the 1,000th Day since the U.S. Senate has passed a budget! I don't mean balancing a budget I am talking not so much as writing down what they spend! Call your Senators at their DC offices and local offices. PLEASE TELL THEM THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!


Senator Burr:
DC: 202-224-3154
Rocky Mount: 252-977-9522

Senator Hagan:
DC: 202-224-6342
Greensboro: 336-333-5311
Raleigh: 919-856-4630