H.R. 857 · 116th Congress
Inaction Has Consequences Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Robert Wittman
- Introduced
- 2019-01-29
- Latest action
- 2019-01-29 · Introduced in House
Summary
Inaction Has Consequences Act
This bill requires the salaries of Members of Congress to be held in escrow if their chamber has not passed each of the annual appropriations bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, beginning with FY2020. Salaries are released once the bills are passed or at the end of the Congress.