3.0.0 94 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z Senate S SJRES 2025-10-29 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/94 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-10-29T20:26:38Z 2025-10-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2025-10-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N Congress Congress 2025-11-03T14:38:51Z 00 2025-10-29 Introduced in Senate 2025-11-03T15:09:44Z This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires Members of Congress to forfeit their compensation during a government shutdown. 

Specifically, the amendment provides that Members of Congress must forfeit (and may not receive) any compensation for their services during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations as a result of a failure to enact regular or continuing appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments (i.e., government shutdown).

Any funds that are forfeited under the amendment must be transferred to the Treasury and used to reduce the federal debt. 

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