Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would bar Representatives and Senators from receiving pay for any period during a Government shutdown. A shutdown would count as in effect when any federal agency or department has a lapse in funding because a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution was not enacted. The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify it within seven years. Congress would have the power to enforce the amendment through legislation.

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Sponsors

• Derrick Van Orden Republican sponsor
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