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H.R. 5637: No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-30 · Congress · Latest: 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.

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Official title

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

Plain summary

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025 This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 120th Congress. Under the bill, a government shutdown is in effect when 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.

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Official text

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Blake D. Moore (R-UT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Continuing resolution
A temporary law that keeps government agencies funded, usually at the previous year's levels, when the regular yearly spending bills are not finished by the start of the fiscal year.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5637 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills