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H.R. 1541: Common Sense in Compensation Act

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H.R. 1541: Common Sense in Compensation Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 1541 is laid on the table.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 1541 is laid on the table. 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

Common Sense in Compensation Act

Plain summary

Common Sense in Compensation Act - Prohibits any discretionary monetary payment to an employee of a federal executive agency during the period beginning on the enactment of this Act and the close of FY2013, or during FY2014 or FY2015, to the extent that such payment would cause the employee's total covered compensation (i.e., basic pay and discretionary monetary payment) to exceed 105% of the total amount of such employees basic pay (before the application of any step-increase). Defines "discretionary monetary payment" as any award or other monetary payment and any step-increase.

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Official text

Common Sense in Compensation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), James Lankford (R-OK)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113