No Work, No Pay Act of 2023
HR 5695, the "No Work, No Pay Act of 2023," requires that Members of Congress forfeit pay for each day a government shutdown occurs during their pay period. It directly affects all current members of the House and Senate (defined as those serving under specific pay scales) by withholding a daily portion of their salary equal to one day’s pay for every 24-hour period the shutdown lasts. The bill mandates payroll systems to calculate and exclude this amount based on the number of shutdown days within the pay period, with the Treasury Secretary assisting implementation. This applies to the 119th Congress and all subsequent sessions.
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Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 26, 2023
Last action Sep 26, 2023
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Sep 26, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Sep 26, 2023
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