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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5695

Introduced

No Taxation Without Operation Act

Sponsor
RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr.· Pennsylvania
Introduced
October 6, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.October 6, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5695 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5695

To suspend Federal individual income taxes during a lapse in 
appropriations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 6, 2025

Mr. Bresnahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To suspend Federal individual income taxes during a lapse in 
appropriations, 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 ``No Taxation Without Operation Act''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX COLLECTION DURING A LAPSE IN 
APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
any partial or full government shutdown--
(1) no citizen subject to ordinary Federal income taxes on 
wages shall be liable for--
(A) Federal income taxes during the duration of a 
partial or full government shutdown, or
(B) the accrual of any penalty or interest with 
respect to any Federal individual income tax payment or 
any Federal individual income tax return,
(2) for any furloughed Federal employee or contractor who 
is furloughed or working without pay during a partial or full 
government shutdown and is subject to the Government Employee 
Fair Treatment Act of 2019, their backpay shall not be subject 
to Federal income taxes, and
(3) the Treasury Department shall issue guidelines for 
employers to ensure compliance of this Act for tipped, hourly 
wage, salaried, and all other covered employees.
(b) Partial or Full Government Shutdown.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``partial or full government shutdown'' means any 
period during which a lapse in Federal appropriations results in a 
partial or full government shutdown.
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