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HR 636 113th Congress House Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Members of Congress

To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2013
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 13, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress during the 113th Congress.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 23
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 30, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 15, 2013
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 15, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 15, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· Feb 15, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Feb 15, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Feb 15, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 15, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 14, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 14, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 14, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Feb 14, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 14, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 13, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Feb 13, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Feb 13, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Feb 13, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Feb 13, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 13, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2013
Owens, William
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 13, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 13, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 13, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 636: To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-636/
MLA
"H.R. 636: To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-636/.
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H.R. 636, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-636/.
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