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US HR352

US HR352
McCARTHY Act Mandating Congress Can’t Accept Remuneration for Time not Helping You Act


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Introduced
01/12/2023
In Committee
01/12/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To reduce the pay of Members of the House of Representatives if a Speaker is not elected on the first day of a Congress.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the "Mandating Congress Can't Accept Remuneration for Time not Helping You Act" or the "McCARTHY Act," proposes to reduce the annual pay of Members of the House of Representatives if a Speaker is not elected on the first day of a Congress. Specifically, the bill states that if the House of Representatives has not elected a Speaker by the end of the first day of a Congress, the annual pay of each House member will be reduced by an amount equal to one day's worth of pay for each 24-hour period during which no Speaker has been elected. This provision would apply to the 119th Congress and all subsequent Congresses.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

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. (on 01/12/2023)

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