[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 590 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 590

    To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1999

Mr. English of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Largent, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Goode) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
  addition to the Committee on 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.

    Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 31) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1) The'' and inserting ``The'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
                    (C) by striking ``, as adjusted by paragraph (2) of 
                this subsection''.
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