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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during any period when a government shutdown is in effect. A government shutdown is defined as a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department resulting from the failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. The proposed amendment would grant Congress the power to enforce this provision through appropriate legislation. If approved by Congress and ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years, the amendment would become part of the Constitution and require Members of Congress to forgo their salaries while appropriations lapses occur.
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- Oct 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Mr. Van Orden submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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“Section 1. A Representative or Senator may not receive compensation with respect to any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect. For purposes of this article, 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. “Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article through appropriate legislation.”. <all>
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