United States · Bill · S
S. 3071 (111th)
Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010
Introduced
4 March 2010
Last action
4 March 2010 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010 - Eliminates annual cost of living adjustments or automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress during any fiscal year, until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average of monthly unemployment rates for a quarter decreases for four consecutive quarters with respect to quarters which begin after the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the amount of appropriations for any office of a Member of Congress, any congressional committee, or any congressional leadership office from exceeding the amount of appropriations for that office or committee in FY2010, until the fiscal year following a report by the Secretary of Labor to Congress that such quarterly unemployment rate decreases have occurred.
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Timeline
4 March 2010
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 March 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- 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 require Congress to lead by example and freeze its own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits and other Federal aid.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3071
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3071
- us · 111-s-3071 · source updated 14 August 2025