What This Bill Does
This bill stops Congress members from getting paid after October 1 of any year when Congress has not approved a budget resolution or passed all regular spending bills. The bill is called the "No Budget, No Pay Act."
Who It Affects
Members of Congress (not including the Vice President).
Key Provisions
- Congress must approve a budget resolution and pass all regular spending bills by October 1 of each fiscal year (Sec. 3)
- Congress members cannot receive any pay from the U.S. Treasury during periods when Congress fails to meet the requirements in the previous bullet (Sec. 4)
- Congress members cannot receive back pay for any time periods when Congress was not in compliance with these requirements (Sec. 4)
- The chairs of the Budget and Appropriations committees in both the Senate and House must determine by October 1 whether Congress met these requirements and how many days members cannot be paid (Sec. 5)
What Changes
If this law passes, Congress members will lose their paychecks starting October 1 if Congress has not approved a budget resolution and passed all spending bills. They cannot receive that lost pay later, even after Congress completes its work.
Important Definitions
A concurrent resolution on the budget is a formal document that Congress uses to set spending limits and priorities for the fiscal year.
Effective Date
September 30, 2025
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 89
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 25, 2023
Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Ms. HASSAN,
Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. BRITT, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Budget, No Pay
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act—
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(1) the term ‘‘Budget and Appropriations
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Chairs’’ means the House Budget and Appropria-
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tions Chairs and the Senate Budget and Appropria-
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tions Chairs;
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(2) the term ‘‘House Budget and Appropria-
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tions Chairs’’ means the Chair of the Committee on
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the Budget of the House of Representatives and the
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Chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the
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House of Representatives;
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(3) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’—
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(A) has the meaning given that term under
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section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and
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(B) does not include the Vice President;
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and
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(4) the term ‘‘Senate Budget and Appropria-
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tions Chairs’’ means the Chairman of the Committee
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on the Budget of the Senate and the Chairman of
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the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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ON THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS
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BILLS.
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Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, both
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Houses of Congress shall—
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(1) approve a concurrent resolution on the
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budget as described under section 301 of the Con-
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gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
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1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for that the fiscal year; and
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(2) pass all the regular appropriations bills for
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that fiscal year.
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SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON
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THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS
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BILLS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise
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be made available from the Treasury of the United States
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for the pay of any Member of Congress with respect to
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any period during which Congress is not in compliance
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with section 3, as determined by the Budget and Appro-
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priations Chairs under section 5.
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(b) NO RETROACTIVE PAY.—A Member of Congress
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may not receive pay with respect to any period during
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which Congress was not in compliance with section 3, as
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determined by the Budget and Appropriations Chairs
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under section 5, at any time after the end of that period.
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SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS.
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(a) SENATE.—
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(1) REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATIONS.—On Octo-
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ber 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall
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submit to the Senate Budget and Appropriations
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Chairs a request for certification of determinations
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made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
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graph (2).
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(2) DETERMINATIONS.—The Senate Budget
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and Appropriations Chairs shall—
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(A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make
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a determination of whether Congress is in com-
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pliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal
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year and whether Senators may not be paid
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under section 4;
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(B) determine the period of days following
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each October 1 that Senators may not be paid
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under section 4; and
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(C) provide timely certification of the de-
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terminations under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
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upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate.
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(b) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—
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(1) REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATIONS.—On Octo-
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ber 1 of each fiscal year, the Chief Administrative
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Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit
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to the House Budget and Appropriations Chairs a
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request for certification of determinations made
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under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2).
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(2) DETERMINATIONS.—The House Budget
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and Appropriations Chairs shall—
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(A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make
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a determination of whether Congress is in com-
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pliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal
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year and whether Members of the House of
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Representatives may not be paid under section
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4;
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(B) determine the period of days following
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each October 1 that Members of the House of
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Representatives may not be paid under section
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4; and
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(C) provide timely certification of the de-
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terminations under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
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upon the request of the Chief Administrative
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Officer of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This Act shall take effect on September 30, 2025.
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