No Raise for Congress Act

Bill: 116-hr-3260
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-06-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Inflation and prices

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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: 2019-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Raise for Congress Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2019 Mr. Brindisi (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. McAdams , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee , Ms. Finkenauer , Mr. Grothman , and Mr. Golden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Raise for Congress Act . 2. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In General Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ) is repealed. (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking as adjusted by paragraph (2) and inserting adjusted as provided by law .