Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
The summary
What this bill does
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect. Under the amendment, a government shutdown is considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - SC District 5 · R-SC
20 cosponsors
Member of Congress · R-OH
U.S. Representative - MI District 1 · R-MI
U.S. Representative - AZ District 2 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - FL District 7 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - PA-13 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - SD · R-SD
U.S. Representative - AK · R-AK
U.S. Representative - Florida District 1 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - OH District 7 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - CO District 5 · R-CO
U.S. Representative - SC District 3 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - TX District 36 · R-TX
+ 8 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HJRES |
| Bill Number | 128 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Congress |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | September 30, 2025 |
| Latest Action | September 30, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 20 · House vote — · 1 views |
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