SJRES 94
119th Congress
Senate
Congress
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to forfeit their compensation during Government shutdowns.
Introduced: October 29, 2025
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Oct 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires Members of Congress to forfeit their compensation during a government shutdown.
Specifically, the amendment provides that Members of Congress must forfeit (and may not receive) any compensation for their services during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations as a result of a failure to enact regular or continuing appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments (i.e., government shutdown).
Any funds that are forfeited under the amendment must be transferred to the Treasury and used to reduce the federal debt.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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