{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mills.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-cory-mills-introduces-fubar-act-cut-congressional-pay-when-budget", "Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the FUBAR Act, to Cut Congressional Pay When the Budget Isn\u2019t Passed", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Cory Mills", "M001216", "mills.house.gov", "mills", "https://mills.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Rep. Cory Mills introduced new legislation to ensure Members of Congress face real consequences when they fail to do their job and fund the federal government on time. The Failed to Uphold the Budget? Allowance: Reduced Act or the \u2018\u2018FUBAR Act,\" means Members of Congress will earn virtually nothing from the first day of a government shutdown through that congressional session. The name reflects what every service member already knows: when something is \"FUBAR,\" it\u2019s been mangled, broken, or rendered useless. Americans should never be held hostage while Washington plays partisan games with their livelihoods. During the FY26 shutdown, service members, federal employees, welfare recipients, and nonprofits were left without support, while Members of Congress continued to collect full paychecks. The situation was absolutely unacceptable. While previous efforts to strip congressional pay have run into constitutional concerns, the FUBAR Act is specifically crafted to address both Article I, Section 6 limitations and 27th Amendment restrictions surrounding changes to Member compensation. By extending the pay reduction beyond the shutdown period itself, the bill increases the pressure on lawmakers to prevent even short-term shutdowns that cause uncertainty and harm to the American people.\n\n\u201cThis bill is simple, if Congress can\u2019t do its job, Members shouldn\u2019t get paid. Period,\u201d Congressman Mills said. \u201cCongress owes every American family accountability. The American people deserve a government that delivers results, not partisan games and not aCongress that rewards itself for failure.\u201d\n\nThe FUBAR Act reaffirms Congress\u2019 Article I responsibility to responsibly fund the federal government and ensures Members cannot evade accountability while others bear the consequences of inaction.", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"]], "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://mills.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-cory-mills-introduces-fubar-act-cut-congressional-pay-when-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.545187085866928, "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"}