HR 5678 · in committee · significant
No Pay for Disarray Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- Congress members lose pay during government shutdowns.
- Members of Congress are affected, with different rules before and after November 2026.
- Pay is held in escrow until end of 119th Congress, then withheld entirely for future shutdowns.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would withholding congressional pay during shutdowns affect lawmakers' incentive to negotiate budget disagreements compared to current consequences?
- 02
Should the pay-withholding rules differ between shutdowns caused by Congress versus those resulting from external circumstances beyond legislative control?
- 03
What evidence exists that financial penalties on members of Congress would reduce shutdown frequency more effectively than other reform approaches?
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Sponsor · D-MN-2
Angie Craig
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Introduced 2025-10-03
Legislative timeline
2025-10-03 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-10-03 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-10-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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