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 which a Government shutdown is in effect. A shutdown is defined as a lapse in funding for any federal agency or department because a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution was not enacted. The amendment would give Congress the power to enforce it through legislation. To take effect, it would need approval by two-thirds of each house of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures within seven years.

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Sponsors

• Ralph Norman Republican sponsor
• 20 cosponsors