[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 335 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 335

 To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2011

   Mr. Griffith of Virginia 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 provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay 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. 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 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).
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