HR 31 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act

Latest action · Feb 28, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Requires the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress to be the rate payable as of December 31, 2002, until such rate is adjusted under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 or other law.

Cosponsors 47

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Mar 31, 2004; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADoug OseOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJan 7, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJan 28, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleJan 28, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJan 28, 2003
R-AZJeff FlakeJan 28, 2003
D-UTJim MathesonJan 28, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusJan 28, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonJan 28, 2003
R-WIMark GreenJan 28, 2003
R-WIPaul D. RyanJan 28, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsJan 28, 2003
D-WIRon KindJan 28, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonFeb 5, 2003
D-INBaron P. HillApr 3, 2003
R-GAMac CollinsApr 10, 2003
D-OKBrad CarsonJun 3, 2003
R-LADavid VitterSep 5, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonSep 5, 2003
R-GAMax BurnsSep 9, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsSep 9, 2003
D-WAAdam SmithSep 10, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishSep 11, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorSep 15, 2003
R-NETom OsborneSep 15, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterSep 17, 2003
R-TXMichael C. BurgessSep 17, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettSep 17, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 23, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisSep 25, 2003
D-TNBart GordonSep 30, 2003
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOct 1, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonOct 8, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderOct 15, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOct 21, 2003
R-NHJeb BradleyOct 30, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickNov 19, 2003
R-VABob GoodlatteJan 21, 2004
R-TXMac ThornberryFeb 24, 2004
D-TXMax SandlinMar 10, 2004
R-SCJim DeMintMar 17, 2004
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoMar 31, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jan 7, 2003
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 7, 2003
Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
  2. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To nullify the recent pay increase and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House

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