No Work, No Pay Act of 2025

Summary

Withholds pay from Members of Congress for each 24-hour period that a federal government shutdown (a lapse in appropriations) occurs during a pay period, using the statutory daily pay rate; payroll administrators in each chamber must implement the withholding with assistance from the Treasury. The law defines "Government shutdown" for its purposes and ties "Member of Congress" to the statutory categories in current law, and it applies beginning with days occurring during the One Hundred Twentieth Congress and for each succeeding Congress.

• Mandates withholding of congressional pay for each full 24-hour period a government shutdown occurs during a pay period.
• Withholding is calculated as one day’s pay (per statutory daily rate) multiplied by the number of 24-hour shutdown periods in the pay period.
• Designates the House Chief Administrative Officer and the Secretary of the Senate (or their designees) as payroll administrators responsible for implementation.
• Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide necessary assistance to payroll administrators.
• Defines "Government shutdown" for the Act as any lapse in appropriations caused by failure to pass regular appropriations or a continuing resolution.
• Defines "Member of Congress" by reference to existing statutory categories in current law.
• Applies beginning with days occurring during the One Hundred Twentieth Congress and continues in succeeding Congresses.
• Does not change funding levels, appropriations processes, or pay for congressional staff and other federal employees.