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HR5637Referred to Committee

No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-30
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Mike Kennedy
Mike Kennedy
Republican · UT · Representative
Votes with party: 94.1% (542 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000403

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)· 2025-11-07

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

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.

2025-09-30

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-09-30
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-09-30

Previously

  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
  • Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-09-30

Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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