Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 19, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require that, if any sequestration under it takes effect for FY2013, the presidential order implementing the sequestration reduce the pay of the President, the Vice President, and Members of Congress by a percentage equal to the greater of 8.2% or the percentage by which accounts within the non-exempt, non-security category are reduced under the order.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2012 to Sep 28, 2012; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-LA | Jeffrey M. Landry | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-IL | Robert T. Schilling | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Sep 19, 2012 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Nan A. S. Hayworth | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Sep 28, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6151.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to subject the pay of the President, the Vice President, and Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to any sequestration order for fiscal year 2013.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2012Introduced in House
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