Congressional Salary Act of 1982
Official title: A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be subject to adjustment under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 or subject to any other aut… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be subject to adjustment under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 or subject to any other automatic adjustment, and to provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to any bill or resolution, which would increase Members' pay may be adopted only by a recorded vote.
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Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Congressional Salary Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to make any recommendations of the President relating to the salaries of Members of Congress, Delegates to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico purely advisory.
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to require that the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress, Delegates to the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Senate and House leadership be the rate payable for such positions on the date of enactment of this Act unless otherwise established by law. Prohibits any law increasing such rates of pay from taking effect before the first day of the Congress following the Congress during which such law is enacted. Provides that any legislation increasing such rates of pay may be adopted only by a record vote in each House.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5887: Congressional Salary Act of 1982. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5887/
"H.R. 5887: Congressional Salary Act of 1982." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5887/.
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