No Work, No Pay Act of 2025
No Work, No Pay Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# No Work, No Pay Act of 2025 Summary **What the bill would do:** This legislation would stop paying members of Congress whenever a government shutdown occurs. A shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass the required funding bills to keep federal agencies operating, causing a lapse in government spending. The bill would apply this pay suspension starting with the next Congress (the 120th Congress, beginning in 2027). **Who it affects:** The primary impact would be on U.S.
senators and representatives. Indirectly, it could affect federal employees and the public, since the bill's intent is to incentivize Congress to quickly resolve budget disputes and prevent shutdowns—which currently leave hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay and disrupt government services. **Current status:** The bill is currently in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. It was sponsored by Representative Mike Kennedy, a Republican from Utah.
CRS Official Summary
No Work, No Pay Act of 2025This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 120th Congress. Under the bill, a government shutdown is in effect when there is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.
Latest Action
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.