S.Res. 526: A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-12-03 · Congress · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)

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Official title

A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

Plain summary

This resolution withholds compensation from Senators during any federal government shutdown (i.e., lapse in appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments). Senators are to be paid as soon as practicable after the date on which the government shutdown ends. The restriction applies beginning on the day after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2026. (As background, the U.S. Constitution provides that legislation varying the level of compensation paid to members of Congress may not take effect until an intervening election has occurred.)

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Official text

A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · 4 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Senate vote 119 (2026): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, SRES526 (2026-05-13): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres526.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

Record fed-us-cong119-sres526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills