{"bill":{"id":"119-hjres-129","congress":119,"type":"HJRES","number":129,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-10-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"V000135","fullName":"Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]","party":"R","state":"WI","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Congress","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect. Under the amendment, a government shutdown is considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T21:27:06Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":286,"ts":"2026-04-15T22:10:38.120Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Proposing%20an%20amendment%20to%20the%20Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20Sta"}]}}