H.R. 10187 — Missed Paychecks for Missed Deadlines Act

This section prohibits pay for Members of Congress during a government shutdown by deducting one day’s compensation for each 24-hour period the shutdown is in effect during a pay period. It bars retroactive pay for any such period and applies beginning with the One Hundred Twentieth Congress.

This section defines a Government shutdown, for purposes of the Act, as any lapse in appropriations for a Federal agency or department caused by the failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.

This section defines Member of Congress, for purposes of the Act, as an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501).