3.0.0 5946 2023-01-11T13:39:26Z 2023-01-11T13:39:26Z House HR 2018-05-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 5946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact the Foster Accountability,Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Congress Act pursuantto Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and ProperClause. Additionally, Article 1, Section 5, Clause 2 supportsthe ability of the House to determine the rules of itsproceedings and punish its Members for disorderly behavior.[Page H4694]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-23T14:52:12Z Referred to 2018-05-23T14:03:10Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-23T14:03:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-23T14:03:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2018-05-23T14:03:00Z No Raise for Congress Act 115 342 HR 2017-01-05 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. Related bill CRS To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 115 668 HR 2017-01-24 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. Related bill CRS BLAST Act 115 4187 HR 2017-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2018 115 5232 HR 2018-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2018-05-23 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2018-05-23 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2018-05-23 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-05-23 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2018-05-23 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2018-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4697-4698) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-05-23 True R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2018-06-06 False Congress Appropriations Aviation and airports Budget process Congressional officers and employees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management House of Representatives Inflation and prices Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Public participation and lobbying Transportation costs Travel and tourism Congress 00 2018-05-23 Introduced in House 2019-09-11T13:49:26Z Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act or the FAITH in Congress Act

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid if both chambers of Congress have not: (1) agreed to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year by April 15, or (2) passed each of the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by September 30.

The bill also includes provisions that:

  • eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress;
  • prohibit funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and legislative branch employees from being used for airline accommodations that are not coach-class, with some exceptions;
  • prohibit former Members of Congress and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress; and
  • prohibit the House of Representatives from considering legislation that does not have demonstrable bipartisan support.
]]> FAITH in Congress Act Display Title FAITH in Congress Act Official Title as Introduced To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid if Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills on a timely basis, to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline accommodations, to establish a lifetime ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress, to prohibit consideration in the House of Representatives of measures lacking demonstrable bipartisan support, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FAITH in Congress Act Short Titles as Introduced Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act Introduced in House 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5946ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5946ih.xml 2018-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.