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HR 209119th CongressIn Committee
Inaction Has Consequences Act
Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Inaction Has Consequences Act requires that if the House of Representatives fails to pass all regular appropriation bills by the first day of a fiscal year, the salaries of its members are placed in escrow and paid only after the House passes the bills or the Congress ends.
Key Points
- 1Salaries of House members are deposited into an escrow account if appropriation bills are not passed by the first day of the fiscal year.
- 2Escrow period ends on the earlier of the first day the House passes all bills or the last day of the Congress.
- 3Payroll administrators must handle withholding and remittance as if the payments were not in escrow.
- 4The Treasury provides assistance to payroll administrators to implement the escrow.
- 5Escrowed funds are released at the end of the Congress or when bills are passed.
Impact Areas
Members of the House of RepresentativesHouse payroll administratorsThe U.S. Treasury DepartmentFederal employees receiving House salaries
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