The No Work, No Pay Act of 2025 mandates that if a government shutdown occurs during a pay period, the payroll administrator of each House must subtract from a member’s compensation an amount equal to one day's pay multiplied by the number of 24‑hour shutdown periods within that pay period. The Treasury Secretary is tasked with providing any necessary assistance to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this calculation. The definition of a shutdown is a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department due to failure to pass a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. The provision applies to all members of Congress in the current and succeeding Congresses. The bill clarifies the roles of payroll administrators: the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or a designated employee, and the Secretary of the Senate or a designated employee. It also defines a Member of Congress as any individual serving under the specified subparagraphs of the Legislative Reorganization Act. By tying pay to the status of appropriations, the act seeks to align congressional compensation with the functioning of the federal government.