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119th Congress

S. 88

No Budget, No Pay Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Rick Scott(R-FL)
Introduced
Jan 14, 2025
Policy area
Congress
Committees
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (13)

Original cosponsors (7)

Added later (6)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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.

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