Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  "constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 163 (Friday, October 3, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. VAN ORDEN:\nH.J. Res. 129.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nThe Senators and Representatives shall receive a\nCompensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law,\nand paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall\nin all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace,\nbe privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the\nSession of their respective Houses, and in going to and\nreturning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in\neither House, they shall not be questioned in any other\nPlace.\n[Page H4517]\n</pre>"
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