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H.R. 187: Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011

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H.R. 187: Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011

Plain summary

Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Requires the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress to be the rate payable as of the enactment of this Act, until such rate is adjusted following recommendations by the President under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (or under any other law). Requires any bill or resolution, or its amendment, providing for any increase in such payable rate (other than a pay adjustment recommended by the President under the Federal Salary Act of 1967) to be adopted by the House of Representatives or the Senate only by a recorded vote so as to reflect the vote of each Member.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Austin Scott (R-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr187 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112