I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6108 
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of 
campaigning for election to another office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2012 
Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes 
because of campaigning for election to another office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS WHO MISS 
VOTES 
BECAUSE 
OF 
CAMPAIGNING 
FOR 
ELECTION TO OTHER OFFICE. 
(a) REDUCTION IN PAY.—Section 601(a) of the Leg-
islative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS MISSING 
VOTES BECAUSE OF CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION 
TO OTHER OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.— 
‘‘(i) REDUCTION.—If during a Con-
gress a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress) is a 
candidate for election to any office other 
than the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress, the rate of pay otherwise appli-
cable to the Member for any month during 
that Congress shall be reduced by the 
Member’s missed vote percentage for the 
most recent month prior to that month. 
‘‘(ii) MISSED VOTE PERCENTAGE DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the ‘missed 
vote percentage’ of a Member of the House 
of Representatives described in clause (i) 
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with respect to any month is equal to the 
percentage of votes taken in the House of 
Representatives during that month (includ-
ing votes taken in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union) 
for which the Member did not cast a vote 
because the Member was absent from the 
House on the day the vote was taken, un-
less on such day the Member did not en-
gage in any campaign-related activity for 
the election described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES OF CLERK.—The Clerk 
of the House of Representatives shall— 
‘‘(I) consult with the Federal 
Election Commission on an ongoing 
basis to determine which Members (if 
any) are candidates for election to any 
office other than the office of Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress; and 
‘‘(II) provide the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives with such information as 
the Chief Administrative Officer may 
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require in order to carry out this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(B) SENATORS.— 
‘‘(i) REDUCTION.—If during a Con-
gress a Senator is a candidate for election 
to any office other than the office of Sen-
ator, the rate of pay otherwise applicable 
to the Senator for any month during that 
Congress shall be reduced by the Senator’s 
missed vote percentage for the most recent 
month prior to that month. 
‘‘(ii) MISSED VOTE PERCENTAGE DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the ‘missed 
vote percentage’ of a Senator described in 
clause (i) with respect to any month is 
equal to the percentage of votes taken in 
the Senate during that month for which 
the Senator did not cast a vote because the 
Senator was absent from the Senate on the 
day the vote was taken, unless on such day 
the Senator did not engage in any cam-
paign-related activity for the election de-
scribed in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES
OF
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary of the Senate shall consult with 
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the Federal Election Commission on an on-
going basis to determine which Senators (if 
any) are candidates for election to any of-
fice other than the office of Senator. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
TO
REDUCE 
THE PUBLIC DEBT.—For each fiscal year, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from 
the general fund of the Treasury to the account 
established by section 3113(d) of title 31, 
United States Code, an amount equal to the 
difference between the aggregate amount ex-
pended for the pay of Members of Congress for 
the fiscal year and the aggregate amount that 
would have been expended for the pay of Mem-
bers of Congress for the fiscal year but for the 
operation of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 2013. 
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