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HR 135 118th Congress House Congress Budget deficits and national debt Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Members of Congress

No Pay Raise for Congress Act

Introduced: January 9, 2023 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Jan 9, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Pay Raise for Congress Act

This bill cancels the automatic adjustment to the pay of Members of Congress that is based on the employment cost index if the Congressional Budget Office determines that there was a federal budget deficit in the last fiscal year.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 135: No Pay Raise for Congress Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-135/
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"H.R. 135: No Pay Raise for Congress Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-135/.
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H.R. 135, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-135/.
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