HR 636 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.

Introduced Feb 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Gerald E. Connolly D-VA

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Latest action · Feb 13, 2013 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress during the 113th Congress.

Cosponsors 80

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2013 to Sep 30, 2013; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOriginalFeb 13, 2013
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 14, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalFeb 14, 2013
D-TXBeto O'RourkeFeb 14, 2013
D-WADenny HeckFeb 14, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 14, 2013
D-NVDina TitusFeb 14, 2013
D-MIGary C. PetersFeb 14, 2013
D-RIJames R. LangevinFeb 14, 2013
D-CAJared HuffmanFeb 14, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasFeb 14, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreFeb 14, 2013
D-FLPatrick MurphyFeb 14, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 14, 2013
D-AZRon BarberFeb 14, 2013
D-MISander M. LevinFeb 14, 2013
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneFeb 14, 2013
D-ILBill FosterFeb 15, 2013
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiFeb 15, 2013
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyFeb 15, 2013
D-COJared PolisFeb 15, 2013
D-WAJim McDermottFeb 15, 2013
D-FLJoe GarciaFeb 15, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyFeb 15, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelFeb 15, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloFeb 15, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoFeb 15, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightFeb 15, 2013
D-NYNita M. LoweyFeb 15, 2013
D-WIRon KindFeb 15, 2013
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 5, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 5, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMar 5, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellMar 5, 2013
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 5, 2013
D-TXPete P. GallegoMar 5, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 5, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 5, 2013
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanMar 12, 2013
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMar 12, 2013
I-AZKyrsten SinemaMar 12, 2013
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyMar 14, 2013
D-ILWilliam L. EnyartMar 14, 2013
D-TNJim CooperJul 16, 2013
D-NVSteven HorsfordSep 30, 2013

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 Feb 13, 2013
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Feb 13, 2013Referred 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 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H992, H994Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, James P. McGovern D-MAMar 6, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H560, H565John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Stephen F. Lynch D-MAFeb 15, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H517Gerald E. Connolly D-VAFeb 14, 2013

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: Section 8 of Article 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H502.

CRS reports 1

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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

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House

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