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US HR3858

US HR3858
To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013.


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112th Congress

Bill Summary

Eliminates automatic cost of living (COLA) adjustments for Members of Congress during 2013.

AI Summary

This bill, titled "To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013," aims to prevent any automatic pay increases for members of the U.S. Congress that would normally occur in 2013 due to inflation. Specifically, it states that "no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31)" for the year 2013. This section of law, often referred to as the mechanism for Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for Members of Congress, is being overridden by this bill to freeze their salaries for that year, meaning their pay would remain the same as it was in 2012.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (63)

Chris Van Hollen (D)* Timothy Bishop (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Lois Capps (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Donna Christensen (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Hansen Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  John Conyers (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Donna Edwards (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Bob Filner (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Janice Hahn (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Martin Heinrich (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Tim Holden (D),  Rush Holt (D),  Michael Honda (D),  Steny Hoyer (D),  Steve Israel (D),  Ron Kind (D),  John Larson (D),  Sander Levin (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Carolyn McCarthy (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Jared Polis (D),  Nick Rahall (D),  Silvestre Reyes (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Kurt Schrader (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Heath Shuler (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Fortney Stark (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (on 01/31/2012)

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