No Work, No Pay Act of 2019
This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 117th Congress.
For the 116th Congress, the bill requires a Member's pay to be deposited in an escrow account during a government shutdown and to be released at the earlier of the end of the shutdown or the end of the Congress.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-10 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2019-01-10 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |