{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-208","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":208,"title":"No Budget, No Pay Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000804","fullName":"Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration."},"policyArea":"Economics and Public Finance","subjects":["Budget deficits and national debt","Budget process","Congressional oversight","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Members of Congress"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>No Budget, No Pay Act </strong></p><p>This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year&nbsp;by April 15, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</p><p>Salaries are withheld from April 16 until the earlier of (1) the day on which the chamber of Congress agrees to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year, or (2) the last day of the Congress.</p>","updateDate":"2025-11-20T09:06:36Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":285,"ts":"2026-04-19T13:55:55.384Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=No%20Budget%2C%20No%20Pay%20Act"}]}}