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S. 124 113th Congress Senate

No Budget, No Pay Act

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

Introduced: January 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsBudget processGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLegislative rules and procedureMembers of Congress
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2013
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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 Latest action January 28, 2013

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Budget, No Pay Act - Prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Prohibits any retroactive pay for such a period.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 310 Identical bill No Budget, No Pay Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 30, 2013
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 23, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 23, 2013
Burr, Richard
· Jan 23, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 23, 2013
FLAKE, JEFF
· Jan 23, 2013
Vitter, David
· Jan 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 124: No Budget, No Pay Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-124/
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