[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 620 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 620

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2009

   Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
    Dorgan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Feingold) introduced the 
 following bill; which was considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the provision of law that provides 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Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.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'' and inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on December 31, 
2010.
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