S.J.Res. 94 has not moved since its introduction on Oct 29, 2025, with no cosponsors
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring Members of Congress to forfeit their compensation during Government shutdowns.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 94 words.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires Members of Congress to forfeit their compensation during a government shutdown. Specifically, the amendment provides that Members of Congress must forfeit (and may not receive) any compensation for their services during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations as a result of a failure to enact regular or continuing appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments (i.e., government shutdown). Any funds that are forfeited under the amendment must be transferred to the Treasury and used to reduce the federal debt.
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 144 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 132 words
- Latest action
- Oct 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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