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Congress·In Committee·S. 86

Ending Automatic Pay Raises for Congress

A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Bipartisan Push to End Automatic Congressional Pay Raises
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

↔Companion bill: Ending Automatic Pay Raises for Congress

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill would get rid of the rule that gives members of the House and Senate automatic pay raises. Currently, a law from 1946 allows their pay to go up every year to keep up with the cost of living, unless Congress specifically votes to block the increase.
  • If this plan passes, any future pay increase for politicians would require a new, separate vote. This would force members of Congress to publicly debate and vote on their own raises rather than letting them happen automatically behind the scenes.
  • The new rule would not start right away. It is scheduled to take effect in January 2027, when the 120th Congress begins. This means the current pay system would stay the same for the next two years.
  • This move is intended to hold elected officials accountable for how they spend taxpayer money. Many people believe that Congress should not receive raises while the country faces high debt or economic challenges, and this bill makes those raises much harder to get.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jan 14, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Related Bills

2 bills
H.R. 7628Identical bill

To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Feb 20 — 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.

H.R. 358Related bill

No Corruption in Government Act

Jan 13 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and 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.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Bill NumberS 86
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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