HR 209
119th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Appropriations
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Inaction Has Consequences Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Plain-English summary
Inaction Has Consequences Act
This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not passed each of the annual appropriations bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, beginning with FY2026. Salaries are released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the chamber of Congress passes the bills, or (2) the last day of the Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 209: Inaction Has Consequences Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-209/
"H.R. 209: Inaction Has Consequences Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-209/.
H.R. 209, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-209/.
[H.R. 209: Inaction Has Consequences Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-209/)