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HR 4255 111th Congress House Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Stop the Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress in Fiscal Year 2011 Act

Introduced: December 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H14985-14986)
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Dec 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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Stop the Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress in Fiscal Year 2011 Act - Declares that no automatic pay adjustment shall be considered to have taken effect in FY2011 in the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress under the General Schedule (thus eliminating the pay adjustment for Members for such fiscal year).

What's happening now December 16, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H14985-14986)

 Related & companion bills 17
  • HR 201 Related bill Deficit Accountability Act of 2009
  • HR 215 Related bill Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2009
  • HR 282 Related bill Delay Congressional Pay Raise Act
  • HR 346 Related bill To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • HR 395 Related bill Stop the Congressional COLA Act
  • HR 581 Related bill To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
  • HR 751 Related bill To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • HR 1597 Related bill To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • HR 4336 Related bill Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
  • HR 4423 Related bill Congressional Pay Raise Elimination Act of 2010
  • HR 4761 Related bill Congressional Belt-Tightening Act of 2010
  • HR 5146 Related bill To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
  • S 102 Related bill A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • S 317 Related bill A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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  • S 3158 Related bill A bill to require Congress to lead by example and freeze its own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of unem…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 11 Republican 12
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 12, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 12, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Mar 2, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Feb 25, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 2, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jan 27, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Jan 21, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· Jan 20, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 20, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 13, 2010
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 13, 2010
Space, Zachary
· Jan 13, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2010
Carney, Christopher
· Jan 12, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Jan 12, 2010
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 12, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Jan 12, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Jan 12, 2010
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 12, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Dec 19, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Dec 19, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 19, 2009
Hall, John
· Dec 19, 2009
HILL, BARON
· Dec 19, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Dec 19, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Dec 19, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 19, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 19, 2009
Austria, Steve
· Dec 16, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Dec 16, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Dec 15, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Dec 15, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Dec 15, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 15, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Dec 15, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 15, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Dec 15, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Dec 15, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Dec 15, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 15, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 15, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 15, 2009
Adler, John
· Dec 14, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 14, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 14, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 14, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 14, 2009
Bright, Bobby
· Dec 11, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Dec 11, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4255: Stop the Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress in Fiscal Year 2011 Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4255/
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"H.R. 4255: Stop the Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress in Fiscal Year 2011 Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4255/.
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