A resolution reducing the annual rate of pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs during a year.

This resolution would cut a Senator's pay by one day's worth of salary for each day a government shutdown is in effect, starting after the November 2026 general election. A government shutdown is defined as a lapse in funding for one or more federal agencies or departments. Before that election, the Secretary of the Senate would instead hold back the same amount from Senators' pay during a shutdown and place it in an escrow account. Money held in escrow would be released to Senators on the day of the November 2026 election, in keeping with the 27th Amendment's limits on changing congressional pay.

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• John Kennedy Republican sponsor
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