[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 270 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 270

 To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, 
  to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory 
 unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for 
  offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2011

   Mr. Coffman of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and the Judiciary, 
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, 
  to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory 
 unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for 
  offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. 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 as follows:
            (1) For pay periods during the period beginning October 1, 
        2011, and ending December 31, 2012, the applicable rate in 
        effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) For pay periods occurring during 2013, the applicable 
        rate during the period described in paragraph (1) 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).
            (3) 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 section, 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. 2. MANDATORY UNPAID LEAVE.

    (a) Provisions Relating to Employees in the Executive Branch.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall by regulation provide 
        that, during fiscal year 2012, employees in the executive 
        branch of the Government shall be subject to--
                    (A) a total of 2 weeks of mandatory unpaid leave; 
                or
                    (B) the prorata equivalent, in the case of 
                employees serving for less than the entire fiscal year.
            (2) Exceptions.--The regulations under paragraph (1) may 
        provide for such exceptions as may be necessary--
                    (A) for reasons of national security;
                    (B) for reasons relating to the public health or 
                safety, including effective law enforcement; or
                    (C) for such other reasons as the President 
                considers necessary or appropriate.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Employees in the Judicial Branch.--The 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
shall, by regulation, apply this section to employees in the judicial 
branch of the Government.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
considered to require that mandatory unpaid leave be taken over a 
continuous period.
    (d) Employee Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``employee'' has the meaning given such term by section 2105 of title 
5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN SALARIES AND EXPENSES FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
              OFFICES.

    (a) Reduction.--The aggregate amount which may be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for allowances and 
expenses (including salaries) of any office of the legislative branch 
may not exceed 96% of the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2011 for allowances and expenses of such 
office.
    (b) Exception for Capitol Police.--Subsection (a) does not apply 
with respect to the United States Capitol Police.
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