Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay otherwise applicable to Members of Congress for any month, during a Congress, by the Member's missed vote percentage for the most recent month before such month if the individual missed votes because of campaigning for election to another office.
Applies this requirement to a vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union unless the Member of the House of Representatives did not engage in any campaign-related activity on the date of the vote.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to a specified mandatory account to reduce the public debt the difference between the aggregate amount expended for pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and the aggregate amount that would have been expended but for the reduction in pay.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6108 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6108
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of
campaigning for election to another office.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 2012
Mr. Flores introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of
campaigning for election to another office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY OF MEMBERS WHO MISS VOTES BECAUSE OF
CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION TO OTHER OFFICE.
(a) Reduction in Pay.--Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph
(C), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs
(2) and (3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Reduction in pay of members missing votes because of
campaigning for election to other office.--
``(A) Members of the house.--
``(i) Reduction.--If during a Congress a
Member of the House of Representatives
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress) is a candidate for election to
any office other than the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, the rate of pay
otherwise applicable to the Member for any
month during that Congress shall be reduced by
the Member's missed vote percentage for the
most recent month prior to that month.
``(ii) Missed vote percentage defined.--In
this paragraph, the `missed vote percentage' of
a Member of the House of Representatives
described in clause (i) with respect to any
month is equal to the percentage of votes taken
in the House of Representatives during that
month (including votes taken in the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union)
for which the Member did not cast a vote
because the Member was absent from the House on
the day the vote was taken, unless on such day
the Member did not engage in any campaign-
related activity for the election described in
clause (i).
``(iii) Duties of clerk.--The Clerk of the
House of Representatives shall--
``(I) consult with the Federal
Election Commission on an ongoing basis
to determine which Members (if any) are
candidates for election to any office
other than the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress; and
``(II) provide the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives with such information
as the Chief Administrative Officer may
require in order to carry out this
subparagraph.
``(B) Senators.--
``(i) Reduction.--If during a Congress a
Senator is a candidate for election to any
office other than the office of Senator, the
rate of pay otherwise applicable to the Senator
for any month during that Congress shall be
reduced by the Senator's missed vote percentage
for the most recent month prior to that month.
``(ii) Missed vote percentage defined.--In
this paragraph, the `missed vote percentage' of
a Senator described in clause (i) with respect
to any month is equal to the percentage of
votes taken in the Senate during that month for
which the Senator did not cast a vote because
the Senator was absent from the Senate on the
day the vote was taken, unless on such day the
Senator did not engage in any campaign-related
activity for the election described in clause
(i).
``(iii) Duties of secretary.--The Secretary
of the Senate shall consult with the Federal
Election Commission on an ongoing basis to
determine which Senators (if any) are
candidates for election to any office other
than the office of Senator.
``(C) Transfer of funds to reduce the public
debt.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the
Treasury to the account established by section 3113(d)
of title 31, United States Code, an amount equal to the
difference between the aggregate amount expended for
the pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and
the aggregate amount that would have been expended for
the pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year but
for the operation of this paragraph.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect January 1, 2013.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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