Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022
Did members of Congress receive a 21% pay raise?
Congress did not receive a 21% pay raise.
An appropriations bill signed into law in March did include a provision to raise House members' Representational Allowance by 21%. Such allowances are used for members' office budgets and do not boost their salaries.
The law actually continues a Congressional pay freeze that has been in effect since 2009.
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Sources
- US Senate Appropriations Committee Summary of Legislative Branch bill
- US House of Representatives Ethics Committee Members' Representational Allowance
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