[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 346 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 346

    To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay 
                  adjustments for Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

 Mr. Platts (for himself and Ms. Foxx) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 repeal the provision of law that provides for 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.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.
    (b) Technical and 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''.
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