Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6661 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6661 To permit the Chief Administrative Officer to pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month in certain cases, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To permit the Chief Administrative Officer to pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month in certain cases, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. UPDATING THE PROCESS FOR PAYING SALARIES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Section 116(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4551) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The usual day'' and inserting ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the usual day''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) When the House of Representatives next upgrades its payroll system, if directed by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month, or on the basis of such other schedule, as such Committee may promulgate by regulation.''. <all>