119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Dec 3, 2025
A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
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Latest action (May 14, 2026): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Dec 17, 2025)
This resolution withholds compensation from Senators during any federal government shutdown (i.e., lapse in appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments). Senators are to be paid as soon as practicable after the date on which the government shutdown ends.
The restriction applies beginning on the day after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2026. (As background, the U.S. Constitution provides that legislation varying the level of compensation paid to members of Congress may not take effect until an intervening election has occurred.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
Senate · May 13, 2026 · Roll call 119 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 119. (consideration: CR S2255-2259) Roll call details
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2190)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2190)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator McConnell without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator McConnell without amendment. Without written report.
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S8486)
Introduced in Senate
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