This legislation, known as the "Money Where Our Mouths Are Act," aims to prevent Members of Congress from receiving their salaries during periods when the federal government experiences a shutdown. Specifically, it directs the payroll administrator of each House of Congress to exclude a day's worth of pay for every 24-hour period a Government shutdown is in effect during a pay period. A Government shutdown is defined as a lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department due to the failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. The Secretary of the Treasury is tasked with assisting the payroll administrators in implementing these provisions. This prohibition on pay will apply to all Members of Congress , including Senators and Representatives, beginning with the One Hundred Twentieth Congress and all subsequent Congresses.