119th Congress
H.R. 5738
No Budget, No Pay Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tim Moore(R-NC)
- Introduced
- Oct 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Congress
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO)
Added later (6)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL) · Oct 24, 2025
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Oct 31, 2025
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA) · Oct 31, 2025
- Tony Wied (R-WI) · Nov 7, 2025
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) · Nov 12, 2025
- Brian Jack (R-GA) · Aug 3, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
No Budget, No Pay Act
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.
This bill takes effect on September 29, 2027.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 10, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. - Oct 10, 2025
Introduced in House