MAGA Act

This bill would automatically provide money to pay federal civil service employees and members of the uniformed services during any lapse in government funding, except for heads of executive departments and their deputy secretaries. During a government shutdown, the pay of Members of Congress would be held in an escrow account and released only when the shutdown ends or the current Congress ends, whichever comes first. The President's and Vice President's pay would be held in escrow the same way, until the shutdown ends or their term ends. The bill would also bar paying the salaries of certain political appointees in the Executive Office of the President during a shutdown. A shutdown is defined as a lapse in funding for any federal agency because a regular spending bill or continuing resolution was not enacted.

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Sponsors

• John B. Larson Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors