H.R. 6692

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6692 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6692

To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in the case of a lapse in 
appropriations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 12, 2025

Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, 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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A BILL

To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in the case of 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 ``Failed to Uphold the Budget? 
Allowance: Reduced Act'' or the ``FUBAR Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PAY.

(a) Reduction of Pay.--Notwithstanding section 601(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501), if on any day 
during a session of Congress there is a lapse in appropriations for any 
Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a 
regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, the rate of pay 
with respect to each Member of Congress for the period beginning on the 
first such day and ending on the last day of such session shall be one 
dollar.
(b) Member of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``Member 
of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501).
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to days 
occurring after the date of the next regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office held after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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