[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 343 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 343

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2011

  Mr. Matheson (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Austria, Mr. 
  Coble, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. Kaptur) 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 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Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.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, 
2012.
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