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H.R. 325 — what changed

No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013

From Introduced in House to Placed on Calendar Senate. 2 sections amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Placed on Calendar Senate.

Section 1 Short title

added This Act may be cited as the “No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013”.

(a)
removed Suspension— Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on May 18, 2013.
(b)
removed Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period— Effective May 19, 2013, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title, is increased to the extent that—
(1)
removed the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds
(2)
removed the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 2 Temporary suspension of debt ceiling

(a)
added Suspension— Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on May 18, 2013.
(a)
removed Holding salaries in escrow—
(1)
removed In general— If by April 15, 2013, a House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to be made during such period for the compensation of Members of Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such period.
(2)
removed Period described— With respect to a House of Congress, the period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 2013, and ends on the earlier of—
(A)
removed the day on which the House of Congress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; or
(B)
removed the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(3)
removed Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow— The payroll administrator shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to paragraph (1).
(4)
removed Release of amounts at end of the congress— In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(5)
removed Role of secretary of the treasury— The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
(b)
changed Treatment of delegates as members—Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period— In this section, Effective May 19, 2013, the term Member includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title, is increased to the Congress.extent that—
(1)
added the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds
(2)
added the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
removed Payroll administrator defined— In this section, the “payroll administrator” of a House of Congress means—
(1)
removed in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and
(2)
removed in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.

Sec. 3 Holding salaries of members of congress in escrow upon failure to agree to budget resolution

added
(a)
added Holding salaries in escrow—
(1)
added In general— If by April 15, 2013, a House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to be made during such period for the compensation of Members of Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such period.
(2)
added Period described— With respect to a House of Congress, the period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 2013, and ends on the earlier of—
(A)
added the day on which the House of Congress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; or
(B)
added the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(3)
added Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow— The payroll administrator shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to paragraph (1).
(4)
added Release of amounts at end of the congress— In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
(5)
added Role of secretary of the treasury— The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
(b)
added Treatment of delegates as members— In this section, the term Member includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
(c)
added Payroll administrator defined— In this section, the “payroll administrator” of a House of Congress means—
(1)
added in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and
(2)
added in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.