House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act

H.R. 6726Introduced Jan 1, 2013Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick R-PA

Where it went

IntroducedJan 1, 2013
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 1, 2013 · 287–129
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 2, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 6726. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JAN 1, 2013

Passed the House

287–129PASSED

R 232–2 D 55–127

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 655 · 15 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 20 Republicans

0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), H. Griffith (R-VA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David McKinley (R-WV), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Ted Poe (R-TX), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).

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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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.