Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013

Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013 - Reduces the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress for pay periods after the November 2014 federal general election by 8.2% of the applicable rate in effect for the most recent pay period before such election.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1181 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1181

To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress by 8.2 percent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2013

  Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
  Amash, and Mr. Pittenger) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
 the Committee on Oversight and 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 reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress by 8.2 percent.

    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 ``Sequestration of Pay for Members of 
Congress Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Reduction in Annual Rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress for pay 
periods occurring after the date of the regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office held in November 2014 shall be equal to the 
applicable rate in effect for the most recent pay period occurring 
prior to such date, reduced by 8.2 percent.
    (b) Member of Congress Defined.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``Member of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)).
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