[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3673 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3673

To prohibit an increase in the compensation of Members of Congress from 
 taking effect unless Congress consents to the increase by concurrent 
                              resolution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 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 Rules, 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 prohibit an increase in the compensation of Members of Congress from 
 taking effect unless Congress consents to the increase by concurrent 
                              resolution.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING INCREASE IN MEMBER SALARIES WITHOUT CONSENT OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) Consent of Congress.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Subject to 
        subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(C) A percentage adjustment under subparagraph (A) may not take 
effect with respect to a calendar year unless, before January 1 of the 
year, Congress by concurrent resolution agrees that the percentage 
adjustment shall take effect. Each House shall vote on the adoption of 
such a concurrent resolution by a roll call vote.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to 2012 and each succeeding year.
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