{"id":2520757,"date":"2025-12-12T23:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mills-introduces-bill-to-reduce-congressional-pay-to-1-during-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T23:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:40:29","slug":"mills-introduces-bill-to-reduce-congressional-pay-to-1-during-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mills-introduces-bill-to-reduce-congressional-pay-to-1-during-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Mills introduces bill to reduce congressional pay to $1 during shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmills-introduces-bill-to-reduce-congressional-pay-to-1-during-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has introduced a bill called teh &#8220;Failed to Uphold the Budget Allowance: Reduced Act&#8221; (FUBAR Act) that aims to reduce congressional pay to just $1 per day starting from the first day of a government shutdown. This measure is intended to create a financial incentive for lawmakers to avoid prolonged government shutdowns, during which federal workers often go without pay while members of congress continue receiving their salaries due to constitutional protections. Mills, a military veteran, emphasized that Congress members should face consequences if they fail to do their jobs, aligning their accountability with that of ordinary American families. The bill is part of broader efforts by lawmakers, including proposals like the Eliminate Shutdowns Act, to prevent or minimize government funding lapses.The recent shutdown, lasting 43 days, highlighted the issue after a dispute over expiring Obamacare subsidies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cory Mills introduces bill to reduce congressional pay to $1 during shutdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2409179\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3893180\/mace-resolution-censure-cory-mills-ethics-committee\/\">Cory Mills<\/a> (R-FL) introduced a bill to reduce <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">congressional<\/a> pay to just $1 from the first day of a government shutdown, part of a flurry of bills meant to prevent an extended lapse in funding.<\/p>\n<p>The United States experienced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-cant-be-successful-until-mitch-mcconnell-is-gone\/\" title=\"GOP Can\u2019t Be Successful Until Mitch McConnell Is Gone\">longest government shutdown<\/a> yet earlier this year, with lawmakers still receiving their salaries even as staffers and federal workers as a whole went without pay. In an effort to provide a financial incentive to avert another shutdown, Mills&rsquo;s legislation would cut congressional pay until the government is reopened.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3916805\/james-comer-threatens-clintons-contempt-of-congress-skip-epstein-depositions\/\">Comer threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress if they skip Epstein-related depositions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3916703\/house-republicans-unveil-healthcare-plan\/\">House GOP releases buffet-style healthcare proposal as leadership looks to unite conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3916213\/latest-batch-epstein-files-photos-trump-bill-clinton-larry-summers-steve-bannon\/\">Latest batch of Epstein files show photos with Trump, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and Steve Bannon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This bill is simple. If Congress can&rsquo;t do its job, Members shouldn&rsquo;t get paid. Period. Congress should be held to the same accountability we owe every American family. The American people deserve a government that delivers results, not political stunts and not a Congress that rewards itself for failure,&rdquo; Mills, a military veteran, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is called the &ldquo;Failed to Uphold the Budget Allowance: Reduced Act,&rdquo; or FUBAR Act, nodding to a military turn of phrase.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is the latest attempt to address pay that lawmakers still receive during a shutdown due to the 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which forbids changes in members&rsquo; salaries until after the next election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3820876\/republicans-push-legislation-eliminate-government-shutdowns\/\">REPUBLICANS PUSH LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House members have also proposed bills to avoid shutdowns entirely. In September, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3820876\/republicans-push-legislation-eliminate-government-shutdowns\/\">introduced<\/a> the Eliminate Shutdowns Act, which would trigger an automatic, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >14-day spending patch&#038;nbsp<\/a>;when the deadline for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-look-to-trigger-automatic-spending-deals-to-avoid-shutdowns\/\" title=\"...ublicans look to trigger automatic spending deals to ...\">government funding arrives<\/a>, which then renews until a new budget is passed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shutdowns are stupid, and everyone knows it,&rdquo; Johnson said in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n<p>The most recent shutdown, sparked by a fight over expiring Obamacare subsidies, began in October and lasted 43 days.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cory Mills proposes cutting congressional pay to $1 during shutdowns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2520758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25323837844058.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68752,39629,43588],"class_list":["post-2520757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-pay","tag-government-shutdown","tag-mills"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25323837844058.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520757"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520761,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520757\/revisions\/2520761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}