H.R. 6438 · 112th Congress · 2011–2012
Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012
H.R. 6438 in the 112th Congress (2011–2012) was introduced on Sep 19, 2012, sponsored by Charles F. Bass with 35 co-sponsors.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Sep 19, 2012
- Co-sponsors
- 35
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
What it does
Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require that, if any sequestration under it takes effect for FY2013, the presidential order implementing the sequestration reduce the pay of the President, the Vice President, and Members of Congress by a percentage equal to the greater of 8.2% or the percentage by which acco…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Charles F. Bass (R-NH). Co-sponsors: 4 Democrats, 31 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedSep 19, 2012
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (Sep 19, 2012)
More bills from Charles F. Bass in the 112th Congress
Other Economics and Public Finance bills in the 112th Congress
- H.J.Res. 44: Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.J.Res. 48: Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
- H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
- H.R. 2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.J.Res. 94: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 95: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
- H.R. 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- H.R. 5872: Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012
Committees
- Budget Committee
More
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