Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9230 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9230 To prohibit a Member of Congress from serving as chair or ranking minority member of a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate after 12 years of service in the House or the Senate, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2026 Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit a Member of Congress from serving as chair or ranking minority member of a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate after 12 years of service in the House or the Senate, 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 ``Statutory Term Limits on Congressional Pay and Power Act''. SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AFTER CERTAIN PERIOD OF SERVICE. (a) In General.--A Member of Congress (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) who has served 12 or more cumulative years in the House of Representatives or in the Senate, as the case may be, may not, on and after the date that the Member reaches 12 years of service in the Member's respective House of Congress, be eligible for any covered benefit described in subsection (b). (b) Covered Benefit Described.--A covered benefit described in this subsection is any of the following: (1) Any payment otherwise required to be m