1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Shutdown Accountability and Economic Report Act of 2017 . 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