H.R. 6108: To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
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H.R. 6108: To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-12 · Congress · Latest: 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.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
Plain summary
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay otherwise applicable to Members of Congress for any month, during a Congress, by the Member's missed vote percentage for the most recent month before such month if the individual missed votes because of campaigning for election to another office. Applies this requirement to a vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union unless the Member of the House of Representatives did not engage in any campaign-related activity on the date of the vote. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to a specified mandatory account to reduce the public debt the difference between the aggregate amount expended for pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and the aggregate amount that would have been expended but for the reduction in pay.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · 0 cosponsors
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- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6108.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6108 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112