I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7466 
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates 
of pay of Members of Congress during a fiscal year if Congress has 
not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal 
year, to repeal the automatic appropriation of funds for the salaries 
of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2024 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 
A BILL 
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to 
reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress during 
a fiscal year if Congress has not agreed to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for such fiscal year, to repeal 
the automatic appropriation of funds for the salaries 
of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do Your Job Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN RATES OF PAY FOR MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS FOR FAILURE TO AGREE TO 
BUDGET RESOLUTION. 
(a) REDUCTION.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) If, by the first day of a fiscal year, both Houses 
of Congress have not agreed to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget pursuant to section 301 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 for such fiscal year, the annual 
rate of pay for each of the positions described in para-
graph (1) for pay periods occurring during such fiscal year 
shall be equal to 90 percent of the annual rate of pay for 
such position for the most recent pay period preceding 
such fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods oc-
curring after the date of the regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office held in November 2024. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATION OF SALA-
RIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective with respect to each fiscal 
year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, section 130(c) of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 
4502) is repealed. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 601(a)(1) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘The annual rate of pay’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the annual rate of pay’’. 
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