Bill · S.Res. 526· Senate(119-SRES-526)
A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
- Introduced
- 12/3/2025
- Last activity
- 5/14/2026 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)
- Sponsored by
- John Kennedy
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
S. Res. 526 is a resolution regarding the withholding of pay for Senators during a Government shutdown. It defines a Government shutdown as a lapse in appropriations for one or more Federal agencies or departments. During such a shutdown, the Secretary of the Senate must hold any compensation payments for each Senator. These payments will be released as soon as practicable after the shutdown ends. This resolution takes effect after the general election for Federal office in November 2026.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+4
Increases accountability by penalizing legislators for failing to maintain government operations.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+3
Creates a financial incentive for legislators to avoid government shutdowns by withholding their pay.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
None of them settled the bill — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Accountability for Senators: Section 1(b)(1) requires the Secretary of the Senate to withhold compensation for Senators during a Government shutdown, which ensures they do not receive their pay while a shutdown is in effect.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for the general public were explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+3
- 5/14/2026
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)
- 5/13/2026
- Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 119. (consideration: CR S2255-2259)
- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- 5/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/11/2026
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2190)
- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2190)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator McConnell without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
- 12/3/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S8486)
- Introduced in Senate
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Ashley MoodyRepublican · Florida