United StatesA resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
What it does
This resolution withholds compensation from Senators during any federal government shutdown (i.e., lapse in appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments). Senators are to be paid as soon as practicable after the date on which the government shutdown ends.
More detail
The restriction applies beginning on the day after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2026. (As background, the U.S. Constitution provides that legislation varying the level of compensation paid to members of Congress may not take effect until an intervening election has occurred.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 14Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)Adopted
- May 13Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 119. (consideration: CR S2255-2259)
- Vote recorded On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 526. Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to.Senate
- May 13Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- May 11Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2190)
- May 11Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2190)
- 2025
- Dec 17Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator McConnell without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
- Dec 3Introduced in Senate
- Dec 3Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S8486)Introduced