Change in Scheduled Pay Rates for Members of Congress
Note: Schedule 6 of Executive Order 13635 showed pay rates for Members of Congress that would have taken effect on April 1, 2013, by implementing the pay rate adjustments required by section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31), taking into account the delayed effective date of the General Schedule increase. Those pay rate adjustments for Members of Congress were subsequently blocked by section 802 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-240, January 2, 2013). Thus, the rates for Members of Congress in Schedule 6 will not be implemented as shown in the Executive order. Schedule 6 also provided the pay rate for the Vice President that is scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2013, based on the pay adjustment required by 3 U.S.C. 104. The President’s FY2013 Budget proposal asked Congress to freeze pay for the Vice President and other senior political officials. However, Congress has yet to enact legislation blocking that pay rate adjustment, and therefore it is still scheduled to take effect under current law.
For current pay rates for Members of Congress, see Schedule 6 of Executive Order 13594. Otherwise, continue to Executive Order 13635.