H.R. 5792
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To prohibit the payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · October 17, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Wilson of Florida
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act.
SEC. 2. Prohibiting paying salaries of Members of Congress during Government shutdowns
- (a) Rule for One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
- (1) Holding salaries in escrow
- If on any day during a pay period occurring during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall—
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of—
- (i) the daily rate of pay of the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (); and 2 U.S.C. 4501
- (ii) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the Government shutdown is in effect; and
- release amounts deposited in an escrow account under subparagraph (A) to such Member of Congress only upon the expiration of the period described in .
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of—
- If on any day during a pay period occurring during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall—
- (2) Period described
- The period described in this paragraph is the period that—
- begins on the first day on which the applicable Government shutdown is in effect; and
- ends on the earlier of—
- (i) the date on which the applicable Government shutdown is no longer in effect; or
- (ii) the last day of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- The period described in this paragraph is the period that—
- (3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow
- The payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to .
- (4) Release of amounts at end of the Congress
- In order to ensure that this subsection is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payment to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- (1) Holding salaries in escrow
- (b) Subsequent Congresses
- (1) Holding salaries in escrow
- On and after the first day of the One Hundred Twentieth Congress, if on any day during a pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall—
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of—
- (i) the daily rate of pay of the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (); and 2 U.S.C. 4501
- (ii) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the Government shutdown is in effect; and
- release amounts deposited in an escrow account under subparagraph (A) to such Member of Congress only upon the expiration of the period described in
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of—
- On and after the first day of the One Hundred Twentieth Congress, if on any day during a pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall—
- (2) Period described
- The period described in this paragraph is the period that—
- begins on the first day on which the applicable Government shutdown is in effect; and
- ends on the earlier of—
- (i) the date on which the applicable Government shutdown is no longer in effect; or
- (ii) the last day of the Congress during which the period began under subparagraph (A).
- The period described in this paragraph is the period that—
- (1) Holding salaries in escrow
- (c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury
- The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrator of each House of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrator to carry out this Act.
- (d) Definitions
- In this section—
- the term
Member of Congressmeans an individual serving in a position covered under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (); and 2 U.S.C. 4501(1) - the term , with respect to a House of Congress, means—
payroll administrator
- the term
- In this section—
SEC. 3. Prohibiting paying salaries of President and Vice President during Government shutdowns
- (a) Holding salaries in escrow
- If on any day during a pay period occurring during the term of office of the President or Vice President a Government shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall—
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of the President and the Vice President an amount equal to the product of—
- the daily rate of pay of the President or Vice President (as the case may be) under applicable law; and
- the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the Government shutdown is in effect; and
- release amounts deposited in an escrow account under to the President and the Vice President only upon the expiration of the period described in .
- deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of the President and the Vice President an amount equal to the product of—
- If on any day during a pay period occurring during the term of office of the President or Vice President a Government shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall—
- (b) Period described
- The period described in this subsection is the period that—
- begins on the first day on which the applicable Government shutdown is in effect; and
- ends on the earlier of—
- the date on which the applicable Government shutdown is no longer in effect; or
- the last day of the term of office of the President and Vice President during which the period begins.
- The period described in this subsection is the period that—
- (c) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow
- The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to .
- (d) Release of amounts at end of term
- The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall release for payment to the President and Vice President any amounts remaining in the escrow account under this section on the last day of the term of office of the President and Vice President during which the period described in begins.
SEC. 4. Determination of Government shutdown
- For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if 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.