# 115-hr-3675: Stop Pay for Members Act

115-hr-3675, Stop Pay for Members Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3675
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3675
- Congress: 115
- Title: Stop Pay for Members Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2017-09-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Pay for Members Act This bill declares that the obligation to pay the basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise. Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this bill shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as a Member during the period covered by the payment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3675 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3675)

## Related
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3675 (as of 2025-11-18).