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H.R. 6726: Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act

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H.R. 6726: Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act

112th Congress · introduced 2013-01-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 655 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6726 (2013-01-01), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.

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Official title

Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175), to extend the freeze on adjustments to pay of federal employees and officials, including Members of Congress, through December 31, 2013. Eliminates the delayed statutory pay adjustment contained in the Resolution that was permitted to take effect with the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013.

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Official text

Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6726 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112