Chip Roy Proposes Ending Pay and Leadership Roles After 12 Years in Congress

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11

Rep. Chip Roy unveiled a proposal to strip House and Senate members of salary, leadership posts and chair or ranking-member roles once they reach 12 cumulative years in a chamber.
Roy said the measure targets what he called Washington's rewards for longevity—greater power, higher pay and political entrenchment—and would keep extended service from becoming a career path.
The text frames the restrictions as internal House and Senate rulemaking rather than a constitutional term limit, acknowledging each chamber's power to change its own rules.
The proposal would take effect starting with the 121st Congress in 2029, though its pay cutoff could face constitutional scrutiny because the Constitution says lawmakers shall receive compensation.