FUBAR Act

The FUBAR Act reduces the pay of all members of Congress to $1 per day during any government shutdown caused by Congress failing to pass a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. It directly affects every sitting member of the House and Senate, applying this pay cut from the first day of the shutdown until the end of the congressional session. The law takes effect after the next general election following its passage, not retroactively. This is a direct financial penalty for congressional inaction on funding, not a policy change affecting the public.