Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3057 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3057 To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 27, 2025 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, 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 ``Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act''. SEC. 2. NO PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Government shutdown'' means a lapse in appropriations for 1 or more Federal agencies or departments; (2) the…