To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
United States119th CongressHR-7628House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 20, 2026
Summary
This bill proposes to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. It achieves this by repealing paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, which currently provides for these annual salary increases. The legislation also includes necessary technical and conforming amendments to the affected statute, ensuring that any future pay adjustments would require explicit legislative action. These changes are designed to take effect upon the convening of the 120th Congress, thereby altering the mechanism for congressional compensation.
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Latest companion bill action
S-86: A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in House
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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