# 114-hr-4476: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016

114-hr-4476, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4476
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2016-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 This bill declares that, if there is a federal budget deficit in a fiscal year, then: any pay adjustment for Members of Congress scheduled to take effect under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the succeeding calendar year shall be null and void; and effective as of the first day of the first pay period beginning in that year, the rates of basic pay for Members shall be reduced (from the rate in effect), but not below zero, by an amount prescribed according to the following formula. The reduction required under this Act is as follows: if the reduction is to take effect in a calendar year that does not immediately follow another calendar year in which a reduction was made, the reduced amount shall be equal to 5% of the rate of basic pay last in effect before the reduction is made; or if the reduction is to take effect in a calendar year that immediately follows another calendar year in which a reduction was made, the reduced amount shall be equal to 10% of the rate of basic pay last in effect before the most recent reduction was made. If, following one or more years in which Members' pay is reduced, a fiscal year occurs in which there is no deficit, then, effective as of the first day of the first pay period in the succeeding calendar year: rates of basic pay for Members shall be restored to the highest rate at any time previously payable; and pay adjustments scheduled to take effect on or after that first day shall be effective.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act
- 114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act
- 114-hr-5619: Sarah's Law
- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act
- 114-hr-4901: SOAR Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4476 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4476)

## Related
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
- [114-hr-5931: Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5931)
- [114-hr-5619: Sarah's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5619)
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-4901: SOAR Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4901)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4476 (as of 2025-11-18).