United States · Bill · S
S. 620 (111th)
A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Introduced
17 March 2009
Last action
18 March 2009 · Floor
Status
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Sponsors
Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
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
17 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3149; text as passed Senate: CR S3149; text of measure as introduced: CR S3180)
Source: Floor
17 March 2009
Introduced
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3149; text as passed Senate: CR S3149; text of measure as introduced: CR S3180)
Source: Floor
17 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Administration
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 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
18 March 2009
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
18 March 2009
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in House · 18 March 2009 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 17 March 2009 · Download file
- Considered and Passed Senate · 17 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in House (text)
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Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 18 March 2009
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 18 March 2009
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Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 17 March 2009
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Considered and Passed Senate (PDF)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 17 March 2009
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 March 2009
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Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 March 2009
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Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 17 March 2009
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 March 2009
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · 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, and for other purposes.
- related to → To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- 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.
- related to ← A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/620
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/620
- us · 111-s-620 · source updated 5 December 2025