United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1973 (119th)
No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Introduced
10 March 2025
Last action
10 March 2025 · Introduced
Status
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27], Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2], Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17], Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3], Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26], Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
1 July 2026
Summary
No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress for any day that the public debt limit is reached or there is a government shutdown. During the 119th Congress, any salary earned by Members during these events must be held in escrow and released on the last day of that Congress. For subsequent Congresses, a Member shall not be paid for any day that these events occur. (Some exceptions apply.)
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Timeline
10 March 2025
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2025
Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1973
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1973
- us · 119-hr-1973 · source updated 1 July 2026