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H.R. 5678 119th Congress House

No Pay for Disarray Act

Official title: To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 3, 2025 Introduced by: Angie Craig Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 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.
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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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Pay for Disarray Act

This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Through the day of the general election in November 2026, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 119th Congress.

After the November 2026 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which a government shutdown is in effect. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5678: No Pay for Disarray Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5678/
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"H.R. 5678: No Pay for Disarray Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5678/.
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H.R. 5678, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5678/.
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