United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 581 (111th)
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Introduced
15 January 2009
Last action
23 March 2009 · Discharge
Status
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Latta. Petition No: 111-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis1.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Sponsors
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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Timeline
15 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Administration
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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
15 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2009
Discharge
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Latta. Petition No: 111-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis1.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Source: Discharge
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act
- related to → Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2009
- related to → Delay Congressional Pay Raise Act
- related to → To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- related to → Stop the Congressional COLA Act
- related to → To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.
- related to ← To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- related to ← To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- related to ← Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
- related to ← Stop the Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress in Fiscal Year 2011 Act
- related to ← Congressional Pay Raise Elimination Act of 2010
- related to ← Congressional Belt-Tightening Act of 2010
- related to ← To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
- related to ← A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/581
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/581
- us · 111-hr-581 · source updated 5 December 2025