II 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 89 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2023 

Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Ms. HASSAN, 

Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. BRITT, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Budget, No Pay 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘Budget and Appropriations 

2 Chairs’’ means the House Budget and Appropria3 tions Chairs and the Senate Budget and Appropria4 tions Chairs; 

5 (2) the term ‘‘House Budget and Appropria6 tions Chairs’’ means the Chair of the Committee on 

7 the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

9 House of Representatives; 

10 (3) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’— 

11 (A) has the meaning given that term under 

12 section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and 

13 (B) does not include the Vice President; 

14 and 

15 (4) the term ‘‘Senate Budget and Appropria16 tions Chairs’’ means the Chairman of the Committee 

17 on the Budget of the Senate and the Chairman of 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

19 SEC. 3. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

20 ON THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS 

21 BILLS. 

22 Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, both 

23 Houses of Congress shall— 

24 (1) approve a concurrent resolution on the 

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1 gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

2 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for that the fiscal year; and 

3 (2) pass all the regular appropriations bills for 

4 that fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 4. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON 

6 THE BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS 

7 BILLS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise 

10 be made available from the Treasury of the United States 

11 for the pay of any Member of Congress with respect to 

12 any period during which Congress is not in compliance 

13 with section 3, as determined by the Budget and Appro14 priations Chairs under section 5. 

15 (b) NO RETROACTIVE PAY.—A Member of Congress 

16 may not receive pay with respect to any period during 

17 which Congress was not in compliance with section 3, as 

18 determined by the Budget and Appropriations Chairs 

19 under section 5, at any time after the end of that period. 

20 SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS. 

21 (a) SENATE.— 

22 (1) REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATIONS.—On Octo23 ber 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall 

24 submit to the Senate Budget and Appropriations 

25 Chairs a request for certification of determinations 


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1 made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para2 graph (2). 

3 (2) DETERMINATIONS.—The Senate Budget 

4 and Appropriations Chairs shall— 

5 (A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make 

6 a determination of whether Congress is in com7 pliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal 

8 year and whether Senators may not be paid 

9 under section 4; 

10 (B) determine the period of days following 

11 each October 1 that Senators may not be paid 

12 under section 4; and 

13 (C) provide timely certification of the de14 terminations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

15 upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate. 

16 (b) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

17 (1) REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATIONS.—On Octo18 ber 1 of each fiscal year, the Chief Administrative 

19 Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit 

20 to the House Budget and Appropriations Chairs a 

21 request for certification of determinations made 

22 under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). 

23 (2) DETERMINATIONS.—The House Budget 

24 and Appropriations Chairs shall— 


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1 (A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make 

2 a determination of whether Congress is in com3 pliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal 

4 year and whether Members of the House of 

5 Representatives may not be paid under section 

6 4; 

7 (B) determine the period of days following 

8 each October 1 that Members of the House of 

9 Representatives may not be paid under section 

10 4; and 

11 (C) provide timely certification of the de12 terminations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

13 upon the request of the Chief Administrative 

14 Officer of the House of Representatives. 

15 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 This Act shall take effect on September 30, 2025. 

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