[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5792 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5792
To prohibit the payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the
President, and the Vice President during periods during which a
Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 17, 2025
Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House
Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the
President, and the Vice President during periods during which a
Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Salary
Suspension Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PAYING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.
(a) Rule for One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.--
(1) Holding salaries in escrow.--If on any day during a pay
period occurring during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress a
Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of
each House of Congress shall--
(A) deposit in an escrow account and exclude from
the payments otherwise required to be made with respect
to that pay period for the compensation of each Member
of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an
amount equal to the product of--
(i) the daily rate of pay of the Member
under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and
(ii) the number of 24-hour periods during
the pay period during which the Government
shutdown is in effect; and
(B) release amounts deposited in an escrow account
under subparagraph (A) to such Member of Congress only
upon the expiration of the period described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Period described.--The period described in this
paragraph is the period that--
(A) begins on the first day on which the applicable
Government shutdown is in effect; and
(B) ends on the earlier of--
(i) the date on which the applicable
Government shutdown is no longer in effect; or
(ii) the last day of the One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress.
(3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments
held in escrow.--The payroll administrator of each House of
Congress shall provide for the same withholding and remittance
with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under
paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment
were not subject to paragraph (1).
(4) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to
ensure that this subsection is carried out in a manner that
shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives
in violation of the twenty-seventh amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of
a House of Congress shall release for payment to Members of
that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow
account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress.
(b) Subsequent Congresses.--
(1) Holding salaries in escrow.--On and after the first day
of the One Hundred Twentieth Congress, if on any day during a
pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll
administrator of each House of Congress shall--
(A) deposit in an escrow account and exclude from
the payments otherwise required to be made with respect
to that pay period for the compensation of each Member
of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an
amount equal to the product of--
(i) the daily rate of pay of the Member
under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501); and
(ii) the number of 24-hour periods during
the pay period during which the Government
shutdown is in effect; and
(B) release amounts deposited in an escrow account
under subparagraph (A) to such Member of Congress only
upon the expiration of the period described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Period described.--The period described in this
paragraph is the period that--
(A) begins on the first day on which the applicable
Government shutdown is in effect; and
(B) ends on the earlier of--
(i) the date on which the applicable
Government shutdown is no longer in effect; or
(ii) the last day of the Congress during
which the period began under subparagraph (A).
(c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall provide the payroll administrator of each House of
Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll
administrator to carry out this Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Member of Congress'' means an individual
serving in a position covered under subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)); and
(2) the term ``payroll administrator'', with respect to a
House of Congress, means--
(A) in the case of the House of Representatives,
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the
Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this Act; and
(B) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the
Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to
carry out this Act.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING PAYING SALARIES OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.
(a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--If on any day during a pay period
occurring during the term of office of the President or Vice President
a Government shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall--
(1) deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the
payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay
period for the compensation of the President and the Vice
President an amount equal to the product of--
(A) the daily rate of pay of the President or Vice
President (as the case may be) under applicable law;
and
(B) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay
period during which the Government shutdown is in
effect; and
(2) release amounts deposited in an escrow account under
paragraph (1) to the President and the Vice President only upon
the expiration of the period described in subsection (b).
(b) Period Described.--The period described in this subsection is
the period that--
(1) begins on the first day on which the applicable
Government shutdown is in effect; and
(2) ends on the earlier of--
(A) the date on which the applicable Government
shutdown is no longer in effect; or
(B) the last day of the term of office of the
President and Vice President during which the period
begins.
(c) Withholding and Remittance of Amounts From Payments Held in
Escrow.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a
payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that would
apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a).
(d) Release of Amounts at End of Term.--The Director of the Office
of Personnel Management shall release for payment to the President and
Vice President any amounts remaining in the escrow account under this
section on the last day of the term of office of the President and Vice
President during which the period described in subsection (b) begins.
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be 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 continuing resolution.
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