No Budget, No Pay Act
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In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Oct 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 10, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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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/.
[H.R. 5738: No Budget, No Pay Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5738/)