[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 821 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 821

 To reduce the pay of Members of Congress, eliminate automatic cost-of-
 living pay increases for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 1997

 Mr. Brownback introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reduce the pay of Members of Congress, eliminate automatic cost-of-
 living pay increases for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--The rate of pay for each Member of Congress 
described under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) shall be equal to 90 percent of the rate of pay of 
each such Member as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first 
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date 
on which the 106th Congress first convenes.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) Pay Adjustments.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.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''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on January 3, 
1999.

SEC. 3. LOCK BOX FOR SAVINGS.

    (a) President.--Not later than 5 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall, with respect to the savings resulting 
from the enactment of this Act, reduce the discretionary spending 
limits under section 601 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 665) for the budget year and each outyear to reflect any such 
reduction.
    (b) Congressional Committees.--Not later than 5 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the chairs of the Committees on the Budget of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives shall revise levels under 
section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642) 
and adjust the committee allocations under section 602(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 665a(a)) to reflect the 
amount referred to in subsection (a).
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