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HR 5587 101th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits Congressional salaries and pensions Federal budgets Government spending reductions

To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.

Introduced: September 11, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Sep 11, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 11, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 11, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Sep 11, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to subject the pay of Members of Congress to sequestration.

What's happening now September 17, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5587: To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5587/
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"H.R. 5587: To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5587/.
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H.R. 5587, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5587/.
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[H.R. 5587: To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5587/)
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