[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3198 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3198

To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living 
               adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2010

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living 
               adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.

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

SECTION 1. NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the national unemployment rate for March 2010 was 9.7 
        percent;
            (2) the budget deficit for fiscal year 2009 was 
        $1,400,000,000,000 and the Congressional Budget Office 
        estimates the budget deficit for fiscal year 2010 to be 
        $1,349,000,000,000; and
            (3) the National Bureau of Economic Research has declared 
        the United States economy to be in a recession since December 
        2007.
    (b) No Cost of Living Adjustment.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to 
cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 
2011.
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