{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mikekennedy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kennedy-introduces-no-work-no-pay-act-ensure-lawmakers-are-held-same", "Rep. Kennedy Introduces the No Work No Pay Act to Ensure Lawmakers Are Held to the Same Standard as Federal Workers During Shutdowns", "2025-10-01", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Mike Kennedy", "K000403", "mikekennedy.house.gov", "mikekennedy", "https://mikekennedy.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) has introduced the No Work, No Pay Act of 2025, legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress from receiving their pay during any period in which the federal government is shut down.\n\n\u201cThis measure is about restoring fairness and accountability. There are those that want to promote that kind of weaponization of the government being open or not,\u201d said Congressman Mike Kennedy. \u201cIt\u2019s inappropriate. I think it\u2019s a terrible weapon that both sides have used.\u201d Kennedy continued, \u201cIf we\u2019re not going to pass a budget, we\u2019re not going to fund the government, we shouldn\u2019t get paid either. I just think that\u2019s totally appropriate.\u201d\n\nUnder the No Work, No Pay Act, Members of Congress would see their daily pay withheld for every 24-hour period that a government shutdown is in effect. The bill directs the payroll administrators of the House and Senate to exclude shutdown days from congressional pay disbursements, ensuring that lawmakers do not receive compensation until the government is funded again.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time to stop using government shutdowns as a tool for political leverage. We need to come together and find long-term, bipartisan solutions to keep essential government services operating without interruption.\u201d said Congressman Mike Kennedy. \u201cHardworking Americans shouldn\u2019t pay the price for Washington\u2019s dysfunction. This bill is about restoring fairness and accountability, if lawmakers can\u2019t do their jobs, they shouldn\u2019t get paid.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mikekennedy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kennedy-introduces-no-work-no-pay-act-ensure-lawmakers-are-held-same"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8181792218238115, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}