[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 207 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 207

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for the inclusion of 
   salaries of Members of Congress in any proposed across-the-board 
      reduction in fiscal year 2000 funding for Federal agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 1999

Mr. Strickland submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
  Committee on House Administration, 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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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for the inclusion of 
   salaries of Members of Congress in any proposed across-the-board 
      reduction in fiscal year 2000 funding for Federal agencies.

Whereas Congress may pass an across-the-board funding reduction for Federal 
        agencies to bring closure to the debate on fiscal year 2000 funding 
        levels;
Whereas lawmakers voted themselves a 3.4 percent cost-of-living adjustment this 
        year;
Whereas salaries of Members of Congress would not be affected by this across-
        the-board reduction;
Whereas the rest of the Government's payroll would be affected by the proposed 
        reduction which would likely result in layoffs or temporary furloughs;
Whereas it is estimated that the reductions could force layoffs of 39,000 
        military personnel; and
Whereas programs at the Department of Education, Department of Labor, and the 
        Department of Health and Human Services such as ``Meals on Wheels'', the 
        National Institutes of Health, Head Start, and the Safe and Drug Free 
        Schools program would be reduced: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That any across-the-board funding reduction for agencies in fiscal year 
2000 should also include the same reduction for salaries of Members of 
Congress.
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