To provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to prohibit adjustments in the pay rates for Members of Congress from exceeding any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3845 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3845

To provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Congress may 
 not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II of 
                        the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2002

  Mr. Foley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Congress may 
 not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II of 
                        the Social Security Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Limitation.--Subparagraph (B) of section 601(a)(2) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect 
under subparagraph (A) in any calendar year (before rounding), in any 
rate of pay, exceed the lesser of--
            ``(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in such 
        calendar year under section 5303 of title 5, United States 
        Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; or
            ``(ii) the percentage by which benefits under title II of 
        the Social Security Act are increased (if at all) effective 
        December 1st of the preceding calendar year--
                    ``(I) as a result of a determination under section 
                215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)); or
                    ``(II) pursuant to a law providing a general 
                benefit increase under such title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2003, 
and shall apply with respect to any pay adjustment taking effect on or 
after that date.
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