[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2219 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2219

 To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the 1998 pay adjustment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 1997

 Mr. Sandlin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House 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 the 1998 pay adjustment.

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

SECTION 1. DENIAL OF PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    For purposes of the provision of law amended by subparagraph (B) of 
section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 
note), relating to compensation of Members of Congress, no adjustment 
under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered 
to have taken effect in fiscal year 1998 in the rates of basic pay for 
the statutory pay systems.
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