Senate Bill
S. 86
A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Primary Sponsor
Rick Scott
Senator
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0
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This bill eliminates the automatic cost-of-living pay increases for Members of Congress, starting with the 120th Congress. Currently, congressional pay automatically increases based on the Employment Cost Index measuring private sector wages, capped at the General Schedule employee increase rate. This legislation would require Congress to explicitly vote on any future pay raises rather than receiving them automatically unless blocked.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
This bill eliminates the automatic cost-of-living pay increases for Members of Congress, starting with the 120th Congress. Currently, congressional pay automatically increases based on the Employment Cost Index measuring private sector wages, capped at the Gen
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This bill eliminates the automatic cost-of-living pay increases for Members of Congress, starting with the 120th Congress. Currently, congressional pay automatically increases based on the Employment Cost Index measuring private sector wages, capped at the General Schedule employee increase rate. This legislation would require Congress to explicitly vote on any future pay raises rather than receiving them automatically unless blocked.
- Bill Number
- 86
- Sponsor
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Introduced
- 1/14/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Policy Area
- Congress
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- Bill Number
- 86
- Sponsor
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- 1/14/2025
- Summary
- This bill eliminates the automatic cost-of-living pay increases for Members of Congress, starting with the 120th Congress. Currently, congressional pay automatically increases based on the Employment Cost Index measuring private sector wages, capped at the General Schedule employee increase rate. Th
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