Senators and House representatives typically make $174,000 a year, although congressional leaders make more. For example, the majority party leader in the Senate collects $193,400 a year and the speaker of the House nets $223,500. (They also get other forms of compensation, like a pension if they’ve served at least five years.)

In a messaging frenzy, lawmakers are floating proposals aimed at how federal pay is handled during a shutdown, including their own.

Members say online platforms hold the promise of connecting with constituents in a direct way, but online rancor is having dangerous consequences.

Congressional party leaders spent much of Wednesday, the first day of a government shutdown, pointing the finger at each other and saying they did not know just how long some government services will remain closed.

Plenty of rich people serve in Congress, but most didn't amass their wealth while in office. Instead, they were rich before they got elected.

Members of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are pushing to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern.

The following is the Sept. 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service insight report to Congress, Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations. From the Report Compensation for members of the Armed Forces (i.

A rarely-used maneuver could force a vote in the U.S. House on a bill requiring the Justice Department to publicly disclosed unclassified records and documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver has signed onto the petition,