S 86 · 119th Congress · Congress

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

Introduced 2025-01-14· Sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2025-01-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill eliminates automatic increases to pay for Members of Congress, beginning with the 120th Congress. Current law automatically increases Member pay according to a formula. The annual increase is (1) based on the percentage change in private sector wages as measured by the Employment Cost Index (ECI); and (2) capped at the percentage increase to General Schedule (GS) employees' base pay. The annual adjustment automatically goes into effect unless Congress modifies the increase in legislation.…

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