# S.Res. 526 (119th): A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: congressional_pay. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: government_shutdown. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: legislative_accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 119: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 526. Vote type: cloture.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure is a prudential governance accountability device. It does not directly restrain a named moral evil or directly advance one. Its goods (officials sharing the cost of shutdowns, accountability to the public) are ordinary and reasonable, while its effect is limited and its practical merits are debatable, so it falls within the prudential area rather than a clear moral verdict.
Theological note: The measure concerns accountability of public officials and the stewardship of public trust, which Scripture treats as a matter of faithful service. It is a modest prudential mechanism about institutional responsibility, not a direct moral question about human life, justice toward the vulnerable, or the protection or advancement of evil.

## Recorded votes

Roll 119: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 526. Yea 99 · Nay 0 · Other 1.

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