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S.Res. 526119th CongressCongress
A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.
Sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) · 4 active : 4 Republicans
Latest action: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2295)
Where it standsBefore the Senate7 senators score as swing votes
Adopted
- Senate: passedMay 14, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govThis resolution withholds compensation from Senators during any federal government shutdown (i.e., lapse in appropriations for one or more federal agencies or departments). Senators are to be paid as soon as practicable after the date on which the government shutdown ends.
The restriction applies beginning on the day after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2026. (As background, the U.S. Constitution provides that legislation varying the level of compensation paid to members of Congress may not take effect until an intervening election has occurred.)
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · SenateReported by · Referred to
Subjects
- Congressional operations and organization
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Members of Congress
- Senate
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 66Middle 30–70
- 27Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
- Ideology gap
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
4 activeShow all 4 cosponsors
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Ashley Moody (R-FL)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
