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H.R. 4720 111th Congress House

Taking Responsibility For Congressional Pay Act

Official title: To provide for a 5 percent reduction in the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress.

Introduced: March 4, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Mar 2, 2010
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.
Mar 2, 2010
Referred to House Administration
Mar 2, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H973)
Mar 2, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2010

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taking Responsibility For Congressional Pay Act - Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100).

Declares that such adjustment shall be in lieu of any adjustment which (but for this Act) might otherwise take effect in 2011.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Halvorson, Deborah
· Sep 29, 2010
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 22, 2010
Space, Zachary
· Sep 14, 2010
Hall, John
· Apr 14, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Mar 17, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Mar 10, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 10, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Mar 4, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Mar 4, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· Mar 4, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 4, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 4, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 4, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 4, 2010
Markey, Betsy
· Mar 4, 2010
Minnick, Walter
· Mar 4, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Mar 4, 2010
Perriello, Thomas
· Mar 4, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Mar 4, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4720: Taking Responsibility For Congressional Pay Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4720/
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