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.
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Derrick Van Orden [R-WI-3]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Congress
- Introduced
- 2025-10-03
- Latest action
- 2025-10-03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-10-03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-10-03: Introduced in House
- 2025-10-03: Introduced in House