U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5503: Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress.
What the bill says
To prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act . SECTION 2. Limitation on salaries of political appointees (a) Definition In this section, the term political position -- (1) means-- (A) a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); (B) a noncareer position in the Senior Executive Service, as described under section 3132(a)(7) of that title; (C) a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; (D) a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; (E) a position described in section 105 of title 3, United States Code; or (F) a position as a special Government employee (as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code), except for a member of the Armed Forces serving in such a position; and (2) does not include the position of Vice President. (b) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of basic pay that is payable for service in …
Sponsors
- Cassidy, Bill (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is SB5503?
- SB5503 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act.
- What does SB5503 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress.
- What is the status of SB5503?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5503?
- Cassidy, Bill (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5503?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5503
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