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HR 3993 113th Congress House

Spending Accountability Act

Official title: To provide for a 15 percent reduction in the rates of pay of Members of Congress for pay periods occurring during a year if a Federal budget deficit existed during the most recent fiscal year.

Introduced: February 5, 2014 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress
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Feb 5, 2014
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.
Feb 5, 2014
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 Latest action February 5, 2014

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

Spending Accountability Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that if the total outlays of the government during a fiscal year exceed its total revenues for that fiscal year (federal budget deficit), as determined by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):

  • each annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be reduced by 15% for all pay periods during the next calendar year which begins after that fiscal year, and
  • no adjustment may be made under the Act in any such rate of pay during such calendar year.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3993: Spending Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3993/
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"H.R. 3993: Spending Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3993/.
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H.R. 3993, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3993/.
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