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.
Latest action · Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Sep 30, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Nov 12, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4510H.J. Res. 128 | — | Sep 30, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 160, September 30, 2025, page H4510.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 129 | 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. | Identical bill | Oct 3, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
