House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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H.R. 159Introduced Jan 3, 2025Policy area: Congress

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to terminate pensions for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — 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. 159.

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 (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H41):
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18. The single subject of this legislation is: Ends Congressional Pensions
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 159, 119th Congress
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February 28, 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 February 28, 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

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.