South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3554

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11177cz19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 15, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

Summary: Urge them to suspend compensation for members of congress and cabinet members of executive branch during shutdown

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/15/2019  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 51)
   1/15/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 51)

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1/15/2019

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND URGE THEM TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SUSPEND COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND CABINET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

Whereas, there have been twenty-one separate government shutdowns since the adoption of the modern congressional budgeting process in 1976, with three shutdowns starting in 2018; and

Whereas, eight of the last ten shutdowns saw federal employees furloughed, leaving them uncertain about when they would receive their next paycheck; and

Whereas, members of Congress continue to receive paychecks during a government shutdown although many members of the 2018 freshman class have either refused or donated their paychecks to stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers; and

Whereas, in the name of fiscal responsibility and in solidarity with the hard working federal employees facing an uncertain future, the best interests of the United States would be served if the members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet members of the Executive Branch of the United States Government were to forgo their salaries when a federal shutdown occurs. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the South Carolina House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives, by this resolution, memorialize the members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation and urge them to introduce legislation that would suspend compensation for members of the United States Congress and cabinet members of the Executive Branch of the United States Government during a government shutdown.

Be it further resolved that copy of this resolution be presented to the members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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