A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
Latest action (May 14, 2026) — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by . (consideration: CR S2295)
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Dec 17, 2025This 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.
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.)
Face Value
as reported to the SenateHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
1 recordedOn on the decisive vote
Senate · May 13, 2026
Whether to end debate on whether to start debating it. Needs 60 senators; failing here kills the bill without a vote on the bill.
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