No Budget, No Pay Act
Latest action · Oct 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 10, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 10, 2025 to Aug 3, 2026, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Oct 10, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Oct 10, 2025 |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Original | Oct 10, 2025 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Aug 3, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 88 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Identical bill | Jan 14, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2025Introduced in House
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