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To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
Summary
The No Budget, No Pay Act provides that Members of Congress may not receive pay for any day after October 1 of a fiscal year if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed all regular appropriations bills by that date. The legislation prohibits any funds from being appropriated for Congressional pay during the period of non-compliance and specifies that Members cannot receive retroactive pay for such periods. The bill establishes a process where the Chairpersons of the Budget and Appropriations Committees in each chamber determine whether Congress is in compliance and certify the period during which Members may not be paid. The act takes effect February 1, 2027.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Scott H. Peters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
- BLACKSTONE $17,500
- GENERAL ATOMICS $15,400
- QUALCOMM $13,300
- RA CAPITAL $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Scott H. Peters → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Oct 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Oct 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 14, 2025
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
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 Budget, No Pay Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this section, the term “Member of Congress”—
(1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) does not include the Vice President.
SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year and all the regular appropriations bills.
SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 5.
(b) No Retroactive Pay.—A Member of Congress may not receive pay for any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 5, at any time after the end of that period.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS.
(a) Senate.—
(1) Request for certifications.—On October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of determinations made under paragraphs (2) (A) and (B).
(2) Determinations.—The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall—
(A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 3 and whether Senators may not be paid under that section;
(B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 3; and
(C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate.
(b) House of Representatives.—
(1) Request for certifications.—On October 1 of each year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for certification of determinations made under paragraphs (2) (A) and (B).
(2) Determinations.—The Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall—
(A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 3 and whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under that section;
(B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under section 3; and
(C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This section shall take effect on February 1, 2027. <all>
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