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H.R. 8305 116th Congress House

FAITH in Congress Act

Official title: To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills on a timely basis, to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline accommodations, to establish a lifetime ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress, to prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of measures lacking demonstrable bipartisan support, to prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any legislation containing an earmark, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 2020

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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

Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act or the FAITH in Congress Act

This bill establishes prohibitions related to the compensation of Members of Congress, lobbying activities, and consideration of legislation.

Specifically, the bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid if both chambers of Congress have not (1) agreed to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year by April 15, or (2) passed each of the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by September 30. In addition, the bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and it prohibits generally the use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members of Congress and legislative branch employees from being used for airline accommodations that are not coach class.

Further, the bill prohibits former Members of Congress and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress, and it prohibits the House of Representatives from considering legislation that does not have demonstrable bipartisan support.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 751 No Vote, No Raise Act
  • HR 1145 BLAST Act
  • HR 3260 No Raise for Congress Act
  • HR 3687 Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2019
  • S 1444 A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8305: FAITH in Congress Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8305/
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