[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 15 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 15

 Expressing the sense of Congress that a Member of Congress should be 
 treated to no special retirement benefits than those afforded to any 
                  employee of the Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1995

Mr. Gutierrez submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that a Member of Congress should be 
 treated to no special retirement benefits than those afforded to any 
                  employee of the Federal Government.

Whereas action to resolve the Federal deficit is likely to cause economic 
        hardship for all Americans;
Whereas most Members of this Congress have chosen public service for the sake of 
        their community and the Nation rather than as a vehicle for personal 
        profit;
Whereas many Americans employed in the private sector have grave concerns 
        relating to the viability and continued payment rates of pension plans 
        in which they and their colleagues are enrolled;
Whereas title 5 of the United States Code includes language relating to the 
        benefits available to Federal employees, including Members of Congress 
        and their staff; and
Whereas provisions set forth in said title and elsewhere may afford benefits to 
        Members of Congress upon retirement, and to their spouses, that are not 
        available to other Federal employees, and may be perceived as overly 
        generous to the Members: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) steps be taken to examine whether a disparity exists 
        between benefits available to Members of Congress and those 
        offered to other employees of the Federal Government, with the 
        intent of discovering whether the retirement benefits available 
        to Members are more generous than those afforded to other 
        employees,
            (2) hearings be conducted by the House Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight in order to review such 
        findings,
            (3) legislation be drafted that resolves such differences 
        by, in general, removing any privileges in Federal retirement 
        programs afforded exclusively to Members and not available to 
        other Federal employees, and
            (4) that action be taken on this matter within the first 
        one hundred days of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
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