No Pay Raise for Congress Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 135 To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 A BILL To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla- tive Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Pay Raise for Con- 4 gress Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:51 Jan 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H135.IH H135 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 135 IH SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZA- 1 TION ACT OF 1946. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla- 3 tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is 4 amended by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made 6 under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate out- 7 lays of the United States during the last completed fiscal 8 year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United 9 States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Con- 10 gressional Budget Office.’’. 11 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 601(a)(2)(A) 12 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A)) is amended by striking 13 ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 14 subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:51 Jan 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H135.IH H135 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB