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H.R. 4762 111th Congress House

Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act

Official title: To reduce the pay of Members of Congress and dedicate the annual savings to a reduction of the national debt.

Introduced: March 4, 2010 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2010
Referred to House Administration
Mar 4, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E309)
Mar 4, 2010
Introduced in House
Mar 4, 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 4, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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 Latest action March 4, 2010

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) reduce the annual salary of Members of Congress to 90% of the mandatory rate determined for such positions; and (2) eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, as soon as practicable after the beginning of each fiscal year, to: (1) calculate the reduction in outlays expected to occur during the fiscal year as a result of the application of the amendments made by this Act; and (2) transfer an equivalent amount to a specified account in the Treasury to reduce the public debt.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4761 Congressional Belt-Tightening Act of 2010
  • HR 5146 To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
  • HR 5927 Share the Financial Burden Act
  • S 3158 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4762: Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4762/
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"H.R. 4762: Congressional Pay Cut for Debt Reduction Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4762/.
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