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S 88 119th Congress Senate Congress Appropriations Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress

No Budget, No Pay Act

Introduced: October 20, 2025 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2025
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Jan 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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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 January 14, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 88: No Budget, No Pay Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-88/
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"S. 88: No Budget, No Pay Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-88/.
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S. 88, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-88/.
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