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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress and high-level officers of the executive branch within the coverage of the Act.

H.R. 5585Introduced Sep 11, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Martin R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 14, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

51 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 51 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Philip Crane (R-IL), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Butler Derrick (D-SC), David Dreier (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Bill Grant (R-FL), James Hansen (R-UT), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kasich (R-OH), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Martin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-16 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.