Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6661

Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act

House Staff Pay: Updating Pay Schedules

Dec 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on House Administration. No action has been taken on the proposal since December 2025. Because the committee has not moved forward with the bill in six months, it is considered stalled.

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Likely to pass

This is a non-controversial administrative update with support from both parties. It helps staff manage their finances better without increasing the federal budget.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5642 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5642 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would allow the House of Representatives to change how often its employees get paid. Right now, most House staff receive their paychecks once a month, but this plan would allow them to be paid twice a month instead.
The change cannot happen immediately. It would only take effect after the House finishes upgrading its internal payroll software and the Committee on House Administration sets new rules for the schedule.
The goal is to help government workers manage their bills and personal budgets more easily. Most private companies and other government agencies already pay their employees more than once a month.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Dec 11, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act

Bill NumberHR 6661

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Data Sources

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D: 2R: 1

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