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Members of Congress may be getting an up to $6,600 raise this year. That's due to a provision in a must-pass funding bill that's set to get a vote this week. Rank-and-file lawmakers have been ...
In reality, rank-and-file members of the House and the Senate would have gotten at most a pay bump of $6,600, or 3.8% of their $174,000 annual salary, according to the Congressional Research Service.
The continuing resolution would have provided lawmakers with a 3.8 percent raise. No, the Failed Spending Bill Did Not Include a 40 Percent Pay Raise for Congress Skip to main content
Senate salaries House of Representatives salaries. This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. [1] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index. [2]
When Congress and the president fail to agree on and pass one or more of the regular appropriations bills, a continuing resolution can be passed instead. A continuing resolution continues the pre-existing appropriations at the same levels as the previous fiscal year (or with minor modifications) for a set amount of time. [ 1 ]
Several senior members of congress indicated an interest in passing another continuing resolution into March to allow for more time to draw up funding bills aligned with the deal. [45] The CR was passed on January 18, 2024. [46] The CR would extend funding for the first four appropriations bills until March 1, with the remainder extended until ...
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) vowed to vote against this week’s continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government over a provision that authorizes an automatic pay raise for members of Congress.
The idea behind this amendment is to reduce corruption in the legislative branch by requiring an election before a congressperson's salary increase takes effect. The public can thus remove members of Congress from office before their salaries increase. [6] It is unclear whether the amendment produced any change in congressional behavior. [7]