To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 751 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 751

    To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2009

Mr. Barrett of South Carolina 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 eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
            (3) by striking ``, as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
December 31, 2010.
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