{"id":2602756,"date":"2026-05-14T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-vote-to-dock-their-own-pay-during-future-shutdowns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:15:32","slug":"senators-vote-to-dock-their-own-pay-during-future-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-vote-to-dock-their-own-pay-during-future-shutdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators vote to dock their own pay during future shutdowns\u00a0"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsenators-vote-to-dock-their-own-pay-during-future-shutdowns%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=2602756&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>the Senate unanimously approved a resolution that will stop paying senators during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-shuts-down-bill-meant-to-prevent-government-shutdowns\/\" title=\"Senate rejects bill to prevent ... shutdowns.\">future government shutdowns<\/a>. The move, backed by both party leaders, comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple record-length funding lapses<\/a> and marks a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation amid broader political gridlock during President Donald Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.John Kennedy (R-LA) designed the change to address the optics of lawmakers getting paid while many federal workers-including some of their own staff-may not. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-announces-mandate-requiring-320000-ca-teachers-and-school-staffers-to-get-covid-19-vax-or-test-regularly\/\" title=\"Newsom Announces Mandate Requiring 320,000 CA Teachers And School Staffers To Get COVID-19 Vax Or Test Regularly\">policy takes effect<\/a> in November to comply with the Constitution\u2019s 27th Amendment limits on changing lawmakers\u2019 pay during an ongoing election cycle. Under the plan, senators\u2019 paychecks would be withheld and held in escrow until the government reopens, reflecting a \u201cshared sacrifice\u201d strategy aimed at reducing the chances of future shutdowns. The House would not be automatically covered, though similar legislation has been introduced and Speaker Mike Johnson indicated support depends on building consensus.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Senators will no longer be paid during future <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdowns<\/a> after unanimously approving a resolution precipitated by two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3874772\/government-shutdown-longest-us-history\/\">record-breaking<\/a> lapses in federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>In a show of bipartisan support, the Senate adopted the measure Thursday by voice vote. A day earlier, it advanced 99-0 and had the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4564812\/thune-blesses-push-block-senator-pay-government-shutdown\/\">public backing<\/a> of Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune <\/a>(R-SD) and his Democratic counterpart, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer <\/a>(D-NY).<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4568925\/fetterman-defend-trump-sideline-affordability-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman defends Trump for sidelining affordability during Iran war: \u2018Said something that got clipped\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4567196\/senate-advances-bill-block-lawmaker-pay-government-shutdowns\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate advances bill to block lawmakers\u2019 pay during government shutdowns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4566143\/watch-live-energy-secretary-chris-wright-testifies-senate-armed-services-committee\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies to Senate Armed Services Committee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Passage of the measure marked a rare break from the partisan gridlock that has defined much of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s <\/a>second term in office. Republicans are still in the process of reopening the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, which shuttered more than two months ago over Democratic opposition to the agency\u2019s aggressive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"15\">immigration<\/a> enforcement tactics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>An even larger swath of government was closed for 43 days last fall due to a separate dispute with Democrats over Obamacare subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>The measure, sponsored by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1442\">John Kennedy <\/a>(R-LA), is designed to address the political optics of lawmakers receiving paychecks as other federal employees, sometimes including their own staff, go without pay. The circumstance is due to both a quirk in the Constitution and a permanent allocation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-blesses-push-to-block-senator-pay-during-government-shutdowns\/\" title=\"Thune blesses push to block senator ... during ... shutdowns\">lawmakers\u2019 salaries dating back<\/a> to 1983.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ought to hide our heads in a bag,\u201d Kennedy said in a Wednesday floor speech. \u201cIt\u2019s got to stop. Shutting down government should not be our default solution to our refusal to work out our issues and our differences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is also premised on the hope that withholding senators\u2019 salaries will decrease the chances of future shutdowns. Senators would still get paid, but their paychecks would be held in an escrow account until the government reopens.<\/p>\n<p>The change does not take effect until November, a decision meant to comply with the 27th Amendment\u2019s prohibition on changes in lawmaker salary before the next election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about shared sacrifice,\u201d  Kennedy added. \u201cThis is about putting our money where our mouth is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4558206\/michigan-gary-peters-warns-democrats-ugly-primary\/\"><strong>MICHIGAN\u2019S OUTGOING SENATOR WARNS DEMOCRATS AGAINST UGLY SUCCESSION RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House is not bound by the resolution, though companion legislation has been introduced there, too, and Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that he\u2019ll \u201csee what consensus we can build on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senate vote came after months of Kennedy pressuring GOP leadership, and Thune eventually agreed as part of negotiations over DHS funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senators unanimously approved no-pay policy during future shutdowns, with bipartisan support from leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2602757,"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\/10\/AP25212640487111.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38510,79683,4762,79682,3740],"class_list":["post-2602756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fiscal-policy","tag-government-shutdowns","tag-legislation","tag-pay-cuts","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25212640487111.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602756","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602765,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602756\/revisions\/2602765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}