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No Pay for Disarray Act
To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes.
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- Became law
Summary
No Pay for Disarray Act
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Oct 3, 2025 Referred 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.
- Oct 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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