House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Rep. Todd Platts R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 246.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PLATTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H137):Article I, Section 6--The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof…Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 945 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 246, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/246
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f4da1b11952a8da23b8240b2e5109d8813c8e549aab600718e0109b076151e4
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 246, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Todd Platts.
- H.R. 1335 (112th) To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1821 (112th) Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011
- H.J.Res. 20 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may…
- H.J.Res. 15 (112th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
- H.R. 5941 (112th) DART Act
- H.R. 3234 (112th) Unemployed Worker Assistance Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.