Members of Congress Continue To Be Paid Despite Government Shutdown

Some members are giving their salary away until the shutdown is over

(CNN) – While more than 800,000 federal workers, including some congressional staffers, are being furloughed during the government shutdown, members of Congress are still getting paid, as required by law.

But some members of the House and Senate–the very bodies that failed to prevent the shutdown–are giving away their salary in solidarity.

CNN reached out to all 533 current members of Congress about their paycheck plans.

As of Thursday morning, the tally showed 20 senators are donating to charity or the Treasury Department, while four are not accepting a paycheck and two are undecided.