H.J.Res. 128 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 30, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect. Under the amendment, a government shutdown is considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 112 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 132 words
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.J.Res. 129 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period d R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]