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H.R. 5637119th CongressIN COMMITTEEREPUBLICAN

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

Introduced Sep 30, 2025Mike Kennedy (R-UT)1 cosponsorSource

Summary

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 120th Congress. Under the bill, a government shutdown is in effect when 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 a continuing resolution.

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  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
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

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

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House