House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014.

H.R. 6721Introduced Dec 31, 2012Policy area: Congress

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick R-PA

Where it went

IntroducedDec 31, 2012
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 31, 2012 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6721.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7516):
Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, which states ``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.'' and Clause 1 of Section 1 of Article I, which states ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''
Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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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.

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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

35 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 35 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Steve Austria (R-OH), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Diane Black (R-TN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carney (D-DE), Mike Coffman (R-CO), John Culberson (R-TX), Charles Dent (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Robert Latta (R-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Ron Paul (R-TX), Todd Platts (R-PA), Tom Reed (R-NY) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-8 district

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