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H.R. 2763 105th Congress House

To provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for that year.

Introduced: October 29, 1997 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional salariesCost of living adjustmentsLabor and EmploymentOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial Welfare
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Nov 4, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, 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.
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Oct 29, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 4, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to prohibit rates of pay for Members of Congress from being increased, as a result of a cost-of-living adjustment, by a percentage greater than the maximum percentage allowable for a year.

Provides that the maximum percentage allowable for a year is the percentage by which benefits under title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act are increased (if at all) effective December 1 of the preceding year pursuant to a cost-of-living or general benefit increase.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2763: To provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for that year.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2763/
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"H.R. 2763: To provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for that year.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2763/.
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H.R. 2763, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2763/.
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