Skip to main content
H.R. 2327 106th Congress House

Deficit Accountability Act of 1999

Official title: To provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in wh… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in which a deficit in the budget of the United States Government exists.

Introduced: June 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficitsCongressional reporting requirementsCongressional salariesCost of living adjustments
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Economics and Public FinanceFederal budgets
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jun 23, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Jun 23, 1999
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deficit Accountability Act of 1999 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in which a deficit in the Federal budget exists.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine and report to Congress on whether the Federal budget was in deficit for such fiscal year.

Declares that failure to make such a determination in timely fashion shall be treated as a determination that the Federal budget was in deficit for the fiscal year involved.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2327: Deficit Accountability Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2327/
MLA
"H.R. 2327: Deficit Accountability Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2327/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2327, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2327/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2327: Deficit Accountability Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2327/)
Report a problem