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HR 4399 112th Congress House

Congressional Salary Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress by 5 percent and eliminate future cost-of-living adjustments in such rates of pay.

Introduced: April 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2012
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.
Apr 18, 2012
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 Latest action April 18, 2012

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Salary Reduction Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) eliminate automatic cost of living (COLA) adjustments for Members of Congress, and (2) reduce Members' annual rate of pay to 95% of the annual rate for the most recent pay period preceding the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2012.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4399: Congressional Salary Reduction Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4399/
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"H.R. 4399: Congressional Salary Reduction Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4399/.
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H.R. 4399, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4399/.
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