[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1012 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1012

 To provide for a 10-percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, 
                 the President, and the Vice President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

 Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and 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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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a 10-percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, 
                 the President, and the Vice President.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Start With 
Us Act of 2011''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is important to bring the Nation's spending under 
        control and balance the budget.
            (2) Taxpayers all over the Nation are making do with less 
        money.
            (3) Congress has asked Federal agencies to make major cuts 
        to their budgets.
            (4) Members of Congress must do their share to cut spending 
        and reduce their salaries.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to--
            (1) for pay periods occurring during 2013, the applicable 
        rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2011 reduced by 
        10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if 
        midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple 
        of $100); and
            (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 
        2013, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 
        601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
        31(2)).
    (b) Member of Congress Defined.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``Member of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

    (a) President.--
            (1) Reduction.--Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``$400,000'' and inserting ``$360,000''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 
        2013.
    (b) Vice President.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the per annum rate of salary for the Vice President of the United 
States shall be equal to--
            (1) for pay periods occurring during 2013, the applicable 
        rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2011 reduced by 
        10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if 
        midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple 
        of $100); and
            (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 
        2013, subject to adjustment under section 104(a) of title 3, 
        United States Code.
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