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HR 5637 119th Congress House Congress

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Kennedy, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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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.
Sep 30, 2025
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No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

This 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.

What's happening now September 30, 2025

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8140 Related bill Money Where Our Mouths Are Act
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Nov 7, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5637: No Work, No Pay Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5637/
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"H.R. 5637: No Work, No Pay Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5637/.
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H.R. 5637, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5637/.
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