No Work, No Pay Act of 2021

HR 5443, the "No Work, No Pay Act of 2021," requires that Members of Congress forfeit pay for each day a government shutdown occurs during their pay period. It directly affects sitting Members of Congress (as defined by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946) by withholding a daily portion of their salary equal to one day’s pay for every 24-hour period the government is shut down due to a funding lapse. The bill mandates that House payroll administrators (the Chief Administrative Officer for the House or Secretary of the Senate) calculate and exclude this amount from paychecks, with the Treasury Secretary providing necessary support. This provision applies to the 118th Congress and future sessions, effective when a shutdown results from failure to pass appropriations bills or continuing resolutions.