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Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act

To prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress.

Introduced Sep 24, 2026

Latest action (Sep 24, 2026) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
  • GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
  • WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
  • OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
  • RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 24, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Sep 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Sep 24, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 24, 2026

Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit the salary of political appointees from exceeding the salary for Members of Congress.

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 “Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act”.

SEC. 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 a political position may not be in excess of the annual rate of basic pay for a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives. <all>

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