No pay for Members of Congress until a balanced budget is passed
Introduce legislation to prohibit pay for Members of Congress until a balanced budget is passed.
Occurrences
Evidence
No pay for Members of Congress until a balanced budget is passed. Introduced on January 13, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (Introduced 01/13/2017). Latest Action: House - 01/13/2017 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform.
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 536), H544 [13JA].
Assessments
Biggs personally sponsored and introduced H.R. 536 on January 13, 2017, matching the promised action to introduce legislation affecting congressional pay until budget action. Because the promise is specifically to introduce legislation, not to enact it, the introduction itself satisfies the stated outcome and is attributable to him during his federal House service.