United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 223 (109th)
Deficit Accountability Act of 2005
Introduced
4 January 2005
Last action
4 January 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Subjects
Taxation, Budget
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Deficit Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Office of Management and Budget determines there was a deficit in the preceding fiscal year.
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Timeline
4 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
- · hsha00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/223
- us · 109-hr-223 · source updated 15 August 2025