H.R. 5678 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
No Pay for Disarray Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-03
Latest action (2025-10-03): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
What H.R. 5678 does, in plain terms
No Pay for Disarray Act This bill withholds or eliminates the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2026, any salary earned by Members during a government shutdown must be held in escrow and released on the last day of the 119th Congress. After the November 2026 general election, a Member shall not be paid for any day during which a government shutdown is in effect.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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