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Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power Act
Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced
Summary
Limits pay and leadership roles for members after 12 years. This bill would make a Member who has served 12 or more cumulative years in their House ineligible for specified compensation and for serving as committee chairs, ranking members, or in certain leadership offices.
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- Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner who reach 12 cumulative years in their chamber would be ineligible for certain payments tied to their compensation.
- They would be barred from serving as chair or ranking minority member of any standing or select committee.
- They would also be ineligible for defined House or Senate leadership posts, including Majority or Minority Leader, Majority or Minority Whip, President pro Tempore, chairs of conference or policy committees, and heads of offices funded under "House Leadership Offices." The restriction begins when a member hits 12 years and applies starting with the 121st Congress.
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Bill Overview
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Limits pay and roles for long-serving members
If enacted, this bill would bar a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or the Resident Commissioner) who has served 12 or more cumulative years in that Member’s House from receiving certain pay and holding some leadership roles. On and after the date a Member reaches 12 years in their House, the Member would not be eligible to serve as chair or ranking minority member of any standing or select committee. The Member would also not be eligible for specified House or Senate leadership jobs, including heads of House Leadership Offices and Senate leaders such as the President pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, and Whips. The bill would stop the Member from receiving any payment otherwise required for a pay period under current law (2 U.S.C. 4501). This rule would apply starting with the One Hundred Twenty-First Congress and each succeeding Congress, and the bill says each House could still change its rules in the usual way.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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