To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009.
Latest action · Jan 22, 2008 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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that no automatic pay adjustment shall be considered to have taken effect in FY2009 in the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress under the statutory pay system (thus eliminating the pay adjustment for Members for such fiscal year).
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2008 to Sep 8, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jan 22, 2008 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Feb 19, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 8, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 22, 2008 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E58-59)
- Jan 22, 2008Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E58 | Harry E. Mitchell D-AZ | Jan 22, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5091 | Members of Congress Personal Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2008 |
| HR 6417 | To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009. | Related bill | Jun 26, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2008Introduced in House
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