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Inaction Has Consequences Act

Bill Number
H.R. 209
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Last Updated
2025-11-20T09:06:29Z

Official Summary

Inaction Has Consequences Act

This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a chamber of Congress that has not passed each of the annual appropriations bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, beginning with FY2026. Salaries are released on the earlier of (1) the date on which the chamber of Congress passes the bills, or (2) the last day of the Congress.

Sponsor

Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

Cosponsors (2)

Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3], Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

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