H.R. 5738

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5738 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5738

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 10, 2025

Mr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Onder, 
and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration

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A BILL

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 
of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent 
resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

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 Budget, No Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ``Budget and Appropriations Chairs'' means the 
House Budget and Appropriations Chairs and the Senate Budget 
and Appropriations Chairs;
(2) the term ``House Budget and Appropriations Chairs'' 
means the Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives and the Chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(3) the term ``Member of Congress''--
(A) has the meaning given that term under section 
2106 of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) does not include the Vice President; and
(4) the term ``Senate Budget and Appropriations Chairs'' 
means the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
and the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate.

SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE 
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, both Houses of 
Congress shall--
(1) approve a concurrent resolution on the budget as 
described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for that fiscal 
year; and
(2) pass all the regular appropriations bills for that 
fiscal year.

SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET AND THE 
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the 
Treasury of the United States for the pay of any Member of Congress 
with respect to any period during which Congress is not in compliance 
with section 3, as determined by the Budget and Appropriations Chairs 
under section 5.
(b) No Retroactive Pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay 
with respect to any period during which Congress was not in compliance 
with section 3, as determined by the Budget and Appropriations Chairs 
under section 5, at any time after the end of that period.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS.

(a) Senate.--
(1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
the Secretary of the Senate shall submit to the Senate Budget 
and Appropriations Chairs a request for certification of 
determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2).
(2) Determinations.--The Senate Budget and Appropriations 
Chairs shall--
(A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make a 
determination of whether Congress is in compliance with 
section 3 with respect to that fiscal year and whether 
Senators may not be paid under section 4;
(B) determine the period of days following each 
October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 
4; and
(C) provide timely certification of the 
determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the 
request of the Secretary of the Senate.
(b) House of Representatives.--
(1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each 
fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives shall submit to the House Budget and 
Appropriations Chairs a request for certification of 
determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2).
(2) Determinations.--The House Budget and Appropriations 
Chairs shall--
(A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make a 
determination of whether Congress is in compliance with 
section 3 with respect to that fiscal year and whether 
Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid 
under section 4;
(B) determine the period of days following each 
October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives 
may not be paid under section 4; and
(C) provide timely certification of the 
determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the 
request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect on September 29, 2027.
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