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H.R. 1884 113th Congress House

Stop Pay for Members Act

Official title: To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the obligations of the United States Government in a timely m… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the obligations of the United States Government in a timely manner because the public debt limit has been reached.

Introduced: September 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
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May 8, 2013
Introduced in House
May 8, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action May 8, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Pay for Members Act - Prohibits the satisfaction of the obligation to pay basic pay of Members of Congress, if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit, until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the U.S. Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise.

Declares that each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this Act shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as such a Member during the period covered by the payment.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 8
Bustos, Cheri
· Jul 31, 2014
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 4, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 30, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 27, 2013
Enyart, William
· Sep 26, 2013
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 25, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 25, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 19, 2013
Carney, John
· Sep 18, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Sep 18, 2013
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 18, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Sep 18, 2013
Murphy, Patrick
· Sep 18, 2013
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Sep 18, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 18, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 4, 2013
Barber, Ron
· May 8, 2013
Barrow, John
· May 8, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· May 8, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· May 8, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 8, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 8, 2013
Gallego, Pete
· May 8, 2013
KIND, RON
· May 8, 2013
Loebsack, David
· May 8, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· May 8, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· May 8, 2013
Mulvaney, Mick
· May 8, 2013
Owens, William
· May 8, 2013
Rigell, E.
· May 8, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· May 8, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· May 8, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1884: Stop Pay for Members Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1884/
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