No Work, No Pay Act of 2025
Congress Pay: No Pay During Government Shutdowns
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
The No Work, No Pay Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to two House committees for review and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it waits for further action from these committees.
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Similar bills are introduced almost every year but rarely move past the committee stage because lawmakers are often hesitant to vote to cut their own pay.
Key Points
- This bill would stop members of the House and Senate from getting paid if the government shuts down. For every day the government is closed because of a funding disagreement, lawmakers would lose one day of their salary.
- The rule would apply to all members of Congress. It defines a shutdown as any time a federal agency runs out of money because a new budget or temporary spending bill was not passed.
- The goal is to give lawmakers a personal financial reason to avoid shutdowns. Currently, many federal workers go without pay during shutdowns, but members of Congress continue to receive their checks.
- If passed, this change would not start immediately. It is scheduled to take effect at the start of the next Congress, which begins in January 2027.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Work, No Pay Act of 2025
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