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U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
The Speaker of the House exercises influence over some aspects of Capitol security primarily through , but does not possess unilateral operational command over the Capitol Police or local D.C. law enf...
Congress has not passed a law that automatically withholds its members’ pay during a federal shutdown; , and recent legislative efforts to change that have been proposals that failed to become law. Mu...
A notable and growing number of lawmakers have publicly pledged to forgo pay during the 2025 federal shutdown; several Republicans — including Senators John Kennedy and supporters like Representatives...
Members of Congress continue to receive pay during a lapse in appropriations because their salaries are funded by a permanent appropriation and courts have treated lawmaker pay as constitutionally pro...
Congress has not passed a law that withholds members’ pay during a government shutdown; multiple proposals have been introduced but none became law as of early November 2025. from Republican lawmakers...
Several senators publicly during the 2025 federal government shutdown, but the practice is largely symbolic because members of Congress cannot permanently cancel their pay; they can only request delay...
Members of Congress and the President continue to receive pay during a federal funding lapse because their compensation is governed by constitutional provisions and a statutory permanent appropriation...
Members of Congress have on multiple occasions declined, donated, or asked to have pay withheld during government shutdowns, most notably during the 2018–2019 lapse when more than 100 lawmakers refuse...