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To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in any year following a fiscal year for which there was a Federal budget deficit.

USA115th CongressHR-2665| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Don Bacon

Don Bacon

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Gallagher (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accountability for Congressional Pay Act This bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the pay of Members of Congress for any year following a fiscal year in which the Office of Management and Budget determined that there was a federal budget deficit. During the next calendar year that begins after a fiscal year in which there was a budget deficit: (1) congressional salaries must be reduced by the percentage by which outlays exceeded revenues for that fiscal year, except that the reduction may not exceed 15%; and (2) a cost-of-living adjustment is prohibited.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
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.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    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.

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Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress

To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in any year following a fiscal year for which there was a Federal budget deficit.

USA115th CongressHR-2665| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Accountability for Congressional Pay Act This bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the pay of Members of Congress for any year following a fiscal year in which the Office of Management and Budget determined that there was a federal budget deficit. During the next calendar year that begins after a fiscal year in which there was a budget deficit: (1) congressional salaries must be reduced by the percentage by which outlays exceeded revenues for that fiscal year, except that the reduction may not exceed 15%; and (2) a cost-of-living adjustment is prohibited.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
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.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    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.
Don Bacon

Don Bacon

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Gallagher (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress