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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 135 — No Pay Raise for Congress Act

“To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.”

Congress
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jan 9, 2023
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Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
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Referred
Jan 9, 2023
Oversight · House Admin
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill cancels the automatic adjustment to the pay of Members of Congress that is based on the employment cost index if the Congressional Budget Office determines that there was a federal budget deficit in the last fiscal year.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.