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Has Rob Wittman voted to block pay raises for members of Congress?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for the 2024 and 2026 spending laws, each of which froze members' pay for that year as one part of a much larger bill.

Robert J. "Rob" Wittman

Voting to freeze members' pay

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What they say

His campaign says he has voted several times to block raises for members of Congress, most recently in the 2026 Legislative Branch spending law.

“Rob has voted multiple times to prevent Member pay from increasing, including as recently as the Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.”

What the record shows ·

The 2026 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Division C of Public Law 119-37, blocks members' cost-of-living raise for fiscal year 2026. He voted Yea on the final House vote on that law on November 12, 2025. It passed 222-209. He also voted Yea on March 22, 2024 on the final House vote on the 2024 spending law, which froze members' pay for fiscal year 2024.

Limit: Each pay freeze was one part of a large spending bill. Two of his votes were read, for 2024 and 2026; earlier years were not.

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  1. Re-Elect Rob Wittman for Congress, get the factshttps://robwittman.com/get-the-facts/

    Rob Wittman for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Mostly a reply to his opponent's attacks; the desk uses only what it says about his own votes.

    candidate statement

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  2. Public Law 119-37 (H.R. 5371, 119th Congress)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Nov 12, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Approved 2025-11-12. Division C, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026, section 210: no cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress during fiscal year 2026.

    official legislative record

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  3. House roll call 285, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5371, 2025-11-12. Passed 222-209. Wittman voted Yea. This sent the bill to be signed as Public Law 119-37, whose Division C is the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026.

    official legislative record

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  4. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 2882)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ47/html/PLAW-118publ47.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Mar 23, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed 2024-03-23. Section 7: no cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress during fiscal year 2024. Division E is the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024.

    official legislative record

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  5. House roll call 102, 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to H.Res. 1102, which sent the final 2024 spending bill (H.R. 2882) back to the Senate, 2024-03-22. Passed 286-134. Wittman voted Yea. The bill became Public Law 118-47. Read through the Congress.gov house-vote API on 2026-10-01; the Clerk's site returned HTTP 403 that day.

    official legislative record

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  6. H.Res. 1102 (118th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1102

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The rule under which the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with its own amendment. Agreed to 286-134 (roll 102) on 2024-03-22; the Senate concurred the next day.

    official legislative record

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