No Budget, No Pay Act
Official title: 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 bu… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
No Budget, No Pay Act
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.
This bill takes effect on September 29, 2027.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5738: No Budget, No Pay Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5738/
"H.R. 5738: No Budget, No Pay Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5738/.
H.R. 5738, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5738/.
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