No Budget, No Pay Act has not moved since its introduction on Oct 14, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedOct 14, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 43 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 190 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 638 words
- Latest action
- Oct 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]