text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Accountability 
  and Economic Report Act of 2017''.
  
  SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT 
                SHUTDOWN.
  
      (a) Prohibition of Pay.--
              (1) In general.--If on any day during a pay period a 
          Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of 
          each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments 
          otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period 
          for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in 
          that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of--
                      (A) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under 
                  the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under 
                  section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
                  1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and
                      (B) the number of 24-hour periods during which the 
                  Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the 
                  pay period.
              (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with 
          respect to days occurring after the date of the regularly 
          scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 
          2018.
      (b) Special Rule for One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.--
              (1) Holding salaries in escrow.--If on any day during the 
          One Hundred Fifteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in 
          effect, the payroll administrator of that House of Congress 
          shall--
                      (A) withhold from the payments otherwise required 
                  to be made with respect to a pay period for the 
                  compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in 
                  that House of Congress an amount equal to the product 
                  of--
                              (i) an amount equal to one day's worth of 
                          pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to 
                          the Member under section 601(a) of the 
                          Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
                          U.S.C. 4501); and
                              (ii) the number of 24-hour periods during 
                          which the Government shutdown is in effect 
                          which occur during the pay period; and
                      (B) deposit in an escrow account all amounts 
                  withheld under subparagraph (A).
              (2) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to 
          ensure that this subsection is carried out in a manner that 
          shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives 
          in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the 
          Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of 
          a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of 
          that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow 
          account under this subsection on the last day of the One 
          Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
              (3) Exception for days occurring after general election.--
          This subsection does not apply with respect to any day during 
          the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress which occurs after the date 
          of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
          held in November 2018.
      (c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury.--The Secretary of the 
  Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of 
  Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll 
  administrators to carry out this section.
      (d) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the ``payroll 
  administrator'' of a House of Congress means--
              (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief 
          Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an 
          employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who 
          is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out 
          this section; and
              (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, 
          or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who 
          is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.
      (e) Member of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``Member 
  of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under 
  subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
  Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501).
  
  SEC. 3. REPORTS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ON ECONOMIC COSTS AND 
                COSTS TO TAXPAYERS OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
  
      Not later than 24 hours after each day on which a Government 
  shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
  shall submit a report to Congress containing information on each of the 
  following, based on the most recent information available to the 
  Director:
              (1) An estimate of the economic output lost on that day as 
          the result of the Government shutdown.
              (2) An estimate of any decrease in gross domestic product 
          for the quarter that will occur as the result of the Government 
          shutdown.
              (3) The value of any assistance, including loans, grants, 
          and contracts, that the Small Business Administration was 
          unable to provide as the result of the Government shutdown.
              (4) The amount of any revenue for the National Park Service 
          that was lost on that day as the result of the closure of 
          National Park Service lands and historic sites.
              (5) An estimate of revenue lost on that day because of the 
          effects of the Government shutdown on tourism and travel to and 
          within the United States, including travel by foreign tourists.
  
  SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
  
      For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered 
  to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal 
  agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular 
  appropriations bill or continuing resolution.
target: Government Shutdown Accountability and Economic Report Act of 2017  This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid salaries during a pay period in which a government shutdown is in effect after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2018. For the purpose of this bill, a government shutdown is considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.  If a government shutdown occurs during the 115th Congress, congressional salaries must be withheld during the shutdown and released to Members of Congress at the end of the Congress, subject to an exception for any day during the 115th Congress which occurs after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2018. During a government shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office must submit specified reports to Congress regarding the costs and economic effects of the shutdown. 
feat_title: Government Shutdown Accountability and Economic Report Act of 2017