U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10187: Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines Act
Status: In committee, August 31, 2026
To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 31, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines Act . SECTION 2. Prohibiting pay of Members of Congress in response to government shutdown (a) Prohibition of Pay If on any day during a pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of-- (1) an amount equal to one day's worth of pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ); and (2) the number of 24-hour periods during which the Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the pay period. (b) No retroactive pay A Member of Congress may not receive pay with respect to any pay period during which a Government shutdown is in effect as determined under section 3. (c) Role of Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide …
Sponsors
- Patrick Fallon (R, 4) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Congress
Common questions
- What is HB10187?
- HB10187 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines Act.
- What does HB10187 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10187?
- In committee as of August 31, 2026. Latest action: 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. (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10187?
- Patrick Fallon (R, 4).
- Where is the official record for HB10187?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10187
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