No Budget, No Pay Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Oct 10, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Member of Congress · R-NC
8 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NY District 11 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - MO District 3 · R-MO
U.S. Representative - IA District 1 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - FL District 16 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - GA District 12 · R-GA
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - WI District 8 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - Florida District 1 · R-FL
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5738 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
| Policy Area | Congress |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | October 10, 2025 |
| Latest Action | October 10, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 8 · House vote — · — views |
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