The Senate unanimously moved the resolution forward in a 99-0 vote.
The Senate unanimously moved the resolution forward in a 99-0 vote. In an unanimous 99-0 vote, the Senate on Wednesday advanced a resolution to withhold pay from senators during a government shutdown.
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts did not vote on the resolution, which was introduced by Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. The vote was a procedural one.
The legislation now moves toward final passage, and is expected to pass with resounding support. The legislation, which would take effect after the November 2026 election, would instruct the secretary of the Senate to place senators' paychecks on hold during the duration of any future federal government shutdowns. Those payments would be released to lawmakers only after the government reopens. While multiple similar House bills have been introduced, it's unclear if legislation in the lower chamber will pass.
"Take your brain with you, because this is about shared sacrifice. This is about putting our money where our mouth is," Sen. Kennedy said on the Senate floor ahead of Wednesday's vote. Kennedy's resolution comes after federal workers faced a historic 43-day government shutdown late last year caused by a deadlock between parties over Affordable Care Act subsidies.
During that time, approximately 670,000 federal workers were furloughed, 60,000 workers outside the federal government lost their jobs and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients lost out on benefits all while members of Congress continued to get paid -- highlighting the disparity of financial pain endured by members of Congress and the people they serve. Calls for withholding pay from members of Congress continued to grow this year during the record 75-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Transportation Security Administration agents, Coast Guard members and other department employees went without pay as a stalemate played out on Capitol Hill over immigration enforcement funding and oversight reforms.
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