What does Preamble of Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act do?

This bill aims to prohibit salary payments to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during government shutdowns. The bill is referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on House Administration.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act

What does PROHIBITING PAYING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING of Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act do?

This section establishes a process for withholding and escrowing the salaries of Members of Congress during government shutdowns. During a government shutdown, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress must deposit an amount equal to the daily pay multiplied by the shutdown's duration into an escrow account. These funds are released to Members of Congress only after the shutdown ends or at the end of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. The same withholding and remittance rules apply to escrowed payments as to regular payments. Similar salary withholding procedures are mandated for subsequent Congresses (One Hundred Twentieth and beyond) during government shutdowns. The Secretary of the Treasury is tasked with providing assistance to the payroll administrators of each House of Congress to implement this Act. The term 'Member of Congress' is defined within the section, referencing positions covered under section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. The 'payroll administrator' is defined as the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (or designated employee) for the House and the Secretary of the Senate (or designated employee) for the Senate.

What does PROHIBITING PAYING SALARIES OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT of Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act do?

This section prohibits paying salaries of the President and Vice President during government shutdowns. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management holds salaries in escrow during a shutdown. Held salaries are released after the shutdown ends or at the end of the President's term. The same tax withholding applies to escrowed payments as to regular payments. Any remaining escrowed amounts are released at the end of the President's term.

What does DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. of Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act do?

This section defines a 'Government shutdown' for the purposes of this Act. A Government shutdown occurs when appropriations lapse for a federal agency or department. This lapse in appropriations results from a failure to enact either a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.

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Government Shutdown Salary Suspension Act

Last updated: 10/17/2025 · Introduced: 10/17/2025

Author: Frederica Wilson (D-FL)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill suspends the salaries of Members of Congress during government shutdowns, placing those funds in an escrow account to be released once the shutdown ends or at the conclusion of the congressional term.
The bill also prohibits salary payments to the President and Vice President during government shutdowns, with funds held in escrow and released upon the shutdown's conclusion or the end of the President's term.
The Act defines a 'government shutdown' as occurring when federal agencies or departments experience a lapse in appropriations due to the failure to pass appropriations bills or continuing resolutions.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 5802(In Committee)Official page

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