1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Work, No Pay Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibiting paying Members of Congress during Government shutdowns (a) Rule for One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (1) Holding salaries in escrow If on any day during a pay period occurring during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall— (A) deposit in an escrow account and exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of— (i) the daily rate of pay of the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ); and (ii) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the Government shutdown is in effect; and (B) release amounts deposited in an escrow account under subparagraph (A) to such Member of Congress only upon the expiration of the period described in paragraph (2). (2) Period described The period described in this paragraph is the period that— (A) begins on the first day on which the applicable Government shutdown is in effect; and (B) ends on the earlier of— (i) the date on which the applicable Government shutdown is no longer in effect