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To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from receiving pay for any day a government shutdown is in effect. For each 24-hour period during which a shutdown occurs within a pay period, Members of Congress would lose one day's worth of their annual salary from their paycheck. The bill applies to both houses of Congress and defines a government shutdown as a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department due to failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. The provision applies to the 120th Congress and all succeeding Congresses.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
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Actions (2)
- Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Work, No Pay Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
(a) Prohibition of Pay.—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—
(1) 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
(2) the number of 24-hour periods during which the Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the pay period.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to days occurring during the One Hundred Twentieth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
SEC. 3. 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.
SEC. 4. MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.
In this Act, 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). <all>
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