Pay Cut for Congress Act

Pay Cut for Congress Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) reduce Member of Congress' annual rate of pay to 20% of the annual rate as of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2014, and (2) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1467 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1467

To reduce the annual rates of pay of Members of Congress by 20 percent 
            and prohibit further adjustments to such rates.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2013

  Mr. Barber 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 rates of pay of Members of Congress by 20 percent 
            and prohibit further adjustments to such rates.

    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 ``Pay Cut for Congress Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN ANNUAL RATES OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Rates of Pay.--Section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)) is amended by striking 
``shall be the rate'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
``shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for such positions as of the 
date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
held in November 2014, reduced by 20 percent.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 601(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 31) 
is amended by striking paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins after the 
date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
held in November 2014.
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