H.R. 5891 (119th)Congressional Activities

Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act

Economics and Public Finance|Economics and Public Finance
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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.

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Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own pay. In the past, Congress periodically enacted specific legislation to alter its pay; the last time this occurred affected pay in 1991. More recently, pay has been determined pursuant to laws establishing formulas for automatic adj…

AuthorsIda A. Brudnick
Congressional OperationsFederal Workforce Management
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Congress funds much of the federal government through a series of 12 regular, annual appropriations acts. A significant portion of that funding is for a single fiscal year, and most agencies thus rely on passage of new appropriations before the end of that fiscal year to have uninterrupted funding from one fiscal year…

AuthorsSean Stiff, Matthew D. Trout
Federal Financial ManagementAntideficiency ActGovernment Shutdown
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H.Hrg.119Jan 14, 2026Committee on House Administration

MARKUP OF H.R. 7008, STOP INSIDER TRADING ACT

Related meeting: Full Committee Markup of Various Measures (Jan 14, 2026)

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