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No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

HR 5637 · In committee · last action September 30, 2025

<p><strong>No Work, No Pay Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p>

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Mike Kennedy (R-UT)

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Official summary

<p><strong>No Work, No Pay Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p>