House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Money Where Our Mouths Are Act
Official title: To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John James R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 27, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8140.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JAMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 58, March 27, 2026, Page H2790):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8140, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John James.
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- H.R. 3617 (119th) Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
- H.R. 5582 (119th) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- H.Res. 194 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 6, 2025, as "Great Lakes Day".
- H.Res. 223 (119th) Honoring the 108th anniversary of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and the contributions of Selfridge Air National Guard Base to the…
Related bills
- H.R. 5637 (119th) No Work, No Pay Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.