US HB6499 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-21 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-21 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), with respect to budget enforcement through sequestration, to redefine "account" to include any item for the pay of Members of Congress. (Thus subjects the pay of Members of Congress to reduction under a sequestration.)
Title
To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the Act.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Barrow [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. |
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Budget process
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6499/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6499/BILLS-112hr6499ih.pdf |
