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H.R. 3302 95th Congress House

Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act

Official title: A bill to provide that any increase in the rate of pay for Members of Congress proposed during any Congress shall not take effect earlier than the beginning of the next Congress.

Introduced: February 8, 1977 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) 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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Feb 8, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 8, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act - Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 and the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that any adjustment in the rate of pay for Members of Congress proposed during any Congress shall not take effect earlier than the beginning of the next Congress. States that any such pay adjustment proposed in an even-numbered year of any Congress after the congressional elections and before the beginning of the following Congress, shall be considered as occurring during the first session of the following Congress for the purposes of this Act.

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  • HR 1365 Identical bill Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 1977
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3302: Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3302/
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"H.R. 3302: Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3302/.
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H.R. 3302, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3302/.
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