To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1998.

Prohibits Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustment which would otherwise take effect in 1998 under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Requires the annual rate of pay for Members, if increased before this Act becomes law, to be restored to the rate which was in effect before such increase.

[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2510 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2510

    To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay 
         adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1998.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1997

 Mr. Sandlin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Government Reform and Oversight, 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 prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay 
         adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1998.

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

SECTION 1. NO AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--The rate of pay for each office or position 
referred to in section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1))--
            (1) shall not be increased by reason of any adjustment 
        which, but for this section, would otherwise take effect under 
        section 601(a)(2) of such Act in 1998; or
            (2) if so increased before this Act becomes law, shall be 
        restored, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the rate 
        of pay which was in effect for such office or position 
        immediately before such date of enactment.
    (b) Specific Reference Requirement.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
superseded except by a provision of law that specifically repeals, 
modifies, or supersedes such subsection.
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