Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8140
Money Where Our Mouths Are Act
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Introduced 2026-03-27Topic: governance ethics · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would withhold pay from members of Congress for each day a federal government shutdown is in effect. The payroll officers of the House and Senate would subtract one day's worth of a member's pay for each 24-hour period of a shutdown during a pay period. A shutdown would count as being in effect if any federal agency or department has a lapse in funding because a regular spending bill or a continuing resolution was not passed. The Secretary of the Treasury would help the payroll officers carry this out. The rule would apply starting with the 120th Congress.
Sponsors
- John James Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-27 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-27 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-27 | Introduced in House | introduce |