Lawmakers are poised to once again deny themselves a pay raise in the next fiscal year, as Republicans seek to impose steep cuts on most federal agencies and programs.
The GOP-drafted House fiscal 2024 Legislative Branch appropriations bill had made it through committee without the customary language that has blocked cost-of-living adjustments for members for more than a decade. But the House Rules Committee on Monday approved a rule to amend the bill and reinstate the language, which if enacted would once again freeze member pay.
The Senate version already contains the customary pay raise prohibition, making it likely to become law once again.
