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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.
Introduced Oct 3, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden
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Latest action · Oct 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
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