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H.R. 3675: Stop Pay for Members Act

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H.R. 3675: Stop Pay for Members Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-05 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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

Stop Pay for Members Act

Plain summary

Stop Pay for Members Act This bill declares that the obligation to pay the basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise. Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this bill shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as a Member during the period covered by the payment.

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

Stop Pay for Members Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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).
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3675 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115