HR 208
119th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
No Budget, No Pay Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
No Budget, No Pay Act
This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year by April 15, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Salaries are withheld from April 16 until the earlier of (1) the day on which the chamber of Congress agrees to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year, or (2) the last day of the Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 208: No Budget, No Pay Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-208/
"H.R. 208: No Budget, No Pay Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-208/.
H.R. 208, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-208/.
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