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HR 31 108th Congress House Congress Congressional salaries Cost of living adjustments

Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Requires the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress to be the rate payable as of December 31, 2002, until such rate is adjusted under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 or other law.
What's happening now February 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 24, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 10, 2003
HILL, BARON
· Apr 3, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 31: Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-31/
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"H.R. 31: Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-31/.
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H.R. 31, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-31/.
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