To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would eliminate the current system that allows members of Congress to receive automatic pay raises. Under existing law, lawmakers' salaries can increase automatically each year based on a formula tied to changes in private-sector wages, without requiring Congress to hold a separate vote specifically to approve those raises. This bill would repeal that automatic adjustment process entirely.

If passed, any future pay increase for members of Congress would require a deliberate, standalone vote. Lawmakers would have to actively approve a raise for themselves rather than receiving one through an automatic process. Currently, members of Congress earn $174,000 per year as a base salary, and this bill would not change that amount — it would simply remove the mechanism that allows that figure to increase without a direct vote.

This bill primarily affects the 535 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It does not directly impact the pay of other federal employees or ordinary Americans. The bill has been referred to two House committees — the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — where it will be reviewed before any further action is taken. Bills like this one are introduced periodically, often as a way to increase transparency and accountability around congressional compensation.