119-hr5755

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5755 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5755

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
 resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 14, 2025

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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 A BILL

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
 resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Budget, No Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

 In this section, the term ``Member of Congress''--

    (1) has the meaning given under 

section 2106 of title 5, 
 United States Code; and

    (2) does not include the Vice President.

SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE 
 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

 If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent 
resolution on the budget as described under 

section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) 
for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not 
passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year 
before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of 
Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until 
the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for that fiscal year and all the regular 
appropriations bills.

SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE 
 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the 
United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any 
period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons 
of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives under 

section 5.

    (b) No Retroactive Pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay 
for any period determined by the Chairpersons of the Committee on the 
Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the 
Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under 

section 5, at any 
time after the end of that period.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Senate.--

    (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
 the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the 
 Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee 
 on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of 
 determinations made under paragraphs

    (2)
        (A) and
        (B) .

    (2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on 
 the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
 shall--
        (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination 
 of whether Congress is in compliance with 

section 3 and 
 whether Senators may not be paid under that section;
        (B) determine the period of days following each 
 October 1 that Senators may not be paid under 

section 3; and
            (C) provide timely certification of the 
 determinations under subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) upon the 
 request of the Secretary of the Senate.

    (b) House of Representatives.--

    (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
 the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
 Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of 
 the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations 
 of the House of Representatives for certification of 
 determinations made under paragraphs

    (2)
        (A) and
        (B) .

    (2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on 
 the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
 Representatives shall--
        (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination 
 of whether Congress is in compliance with 

section 3 and 
 whether Members of the House of Representatives may not 
 be paid under that section;
        (B) determine the period of days following each 
 October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives 
 may not be paid under 

section 3; and
            (C) provide timely certification of the 
 determinations under subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) upon the 
 request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
 House of Representatives.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 This section shall take effect on February 1, 2027.
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