Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5891
Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act
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Introduced 2025-10-31Topic: governance ethics · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would cut the pay of Members of Congress by one day's pay for each 24-hour period that a government shutdown is in effect, defined as a lapse in funding for one or more federal agencies or departments. The pay cut would apply to days after the November 2026 federal general election. For shutdown days before that election, the Senate and House payroll officials would hold back the same amount of pay in an escrow account. The held-back money would be released to Members on the date of the November 2026 election. The Secretary of the Treasury would help the payroll officials carry out the bill.
Sponsors
- Bryan Steil Republican sponsor
- 13 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 0. | refer |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-10-31 | 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 |
| 2025-10-31 | 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 |
| 2025-10-31 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-10-31 | Introduced in House | introduce |