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H.R. 3791 108th Congress House

Deficit Accountability Act of 2004

Official title: To provide that no automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in the year following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit.

Introduced: March 3, 2004 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficitsCongressional salariesCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal budgets
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Feb 17, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Feb 10, 2004
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.
Feb 10, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deficit Accountability Act of 2004 - 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 calendar year if the Office of Management and Budget determines there was a deficit in the preceding fiscal year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3791: Deficit Accountability Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3791/
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"H.R. 3791: Deficit Accountability Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3791/.
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H.R. 3791, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3791/.
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