[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 246

    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 7, 2011

  Mr. Platts 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Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.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''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
December 31, 2012.
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