HR 431 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Feb 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

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 25, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2011 to Mar 6, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentOriginalJan 25, 2011
R-TXBill FloresJan 26, 2011
R-FLBill PoseyJan 26, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeJan 26, 2011
R-SCJoe WilsonJan 26, 2011
R-LAJohn FlemingJan 26, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantJan 26, 2011
R-GAPhil GingreyJan 26, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesFeb 10, 2011
R-TXPete OlsonFeb 14, 2011
R-NCVirginia FoxxFeb 14, 2011
R-VABob GoodlatteMar 3, 2011
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMar 14, 2011

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 25, 2011
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 25, 2011
Information Technology Subcommittee
Referred Feb 8, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
  2. Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 25, 2011Referred 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.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 6: ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H471.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
97-1011Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical TablesReportMay 6, 2026

Related bills 4

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 eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House

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