To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.

Bill: 113-hr-636
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Inflation and prices

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress during the 113th Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Cummings , Ms. Norton , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Andrews , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Bera of California , Mr. Israel , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Owens , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Moran , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Edwards , Ms. Schwartz , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mrs. Capps , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Kildee , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Rahall , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Esty , Ms. Kuster , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Ruppersberger , and Mr. Peters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.

1. Prohibiting cost of living adjustments in pay for members of congress through one hundred thirteenth congress Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during any pay period occurring during the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.