HR1973-119

In Committee

No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 10, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 2. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if public debt limit is reached If on any day during a year the public debt limit is reached, the annual rate of pay and reduces a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if Government shutdown occurs If on any day during a year a Government shutdown is in effect, the annual rate. It relies on compliance mandates and appropriations. The main policy areas are Environment and Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a compliance mandate provision: 2. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if public debt limit is reached If on any day during a year the public debt limit is reached, the annual rate of pay...
  • Reduces a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if Government shutdown occurs If on any day during a year a Government shutdown is in effect, the annual rate...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 2. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if public debt limit is reached If on any day during a year the public debt limit is reached, the annual rate of pay and reduces a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if Government shutdown occurs If on any day during a year a Government shutdown is in effect, the annual rate.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 2. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if public debt limit is reached If on any day during a year the public debt limit is reached, the annual rate of pay and reduces a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Requiring reduction of pay of Members of Congress if Government shutdown occurs If on any day during a year a Government shutdown is in effect, the annual rate.

Policy Domains

Environment Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 10, 2025

Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following …

Mar 10, 2025

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition …

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced in House

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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