To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Latest action · Mar 18, 2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2009 to Jul 30, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Dec 19, 2009 |
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 Mar 18, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2009Referred to House Administration
- Mar 18, 2009Referred 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.
- Mar 18, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-615 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2025 | Report | Aug 26, 2025 |
Related bills 18
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
