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119th Congress Congress

H.R. 5678: No Pay for Disarray Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Oct 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in House, Oct 3, 2025

This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Through the day of the general election in November 2026, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 119th Congress.

After the November 2026 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which a government shutdown is in effect.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Oct 3, 2025Introduced in the House by Angie Craig.
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  1. Oct 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Oct 3, 2025Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.