[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 396 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 396

    To reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress by 20 
  percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year 
  unless the Federal Government did not run a deficit in the previous 
                              fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2013

 Ms. Jenkins 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 reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress by 20 
  percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year 
  unless the Federal Government did not run a deficit in the previous 
                              fiscal year.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pay Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN ANNUAL RATES OF 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 equal to--
            (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable 
        rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 
        20 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if 
        midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple 
        of $100); and
            (2) 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).

SEC. 3. PROHIBITING ADJUSTMENTS IN MEMBER PAY UNLESS FEDERAL BUDGET IS 
              BALANCED.

    (a) Restrictions on Adjustments.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to 
cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during any fiscal 
year (beginning with fiscal year 2014) unless the Secretary of the 
Treasury submits a report that a Federal budget deficit did not exist 
in the previous fiscal year, in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Determination and Report.--
            (1) Responsibilities of secretary.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
        2013), the Secretary of the Treasury shall--
                    (A) make a determination of whether a Federal 
                budget deficit existed in that fiscal year; and
                    (B) submit a report of that determination to 
                Congress.
            (2) Determination of deficit.--For purposes of this Act, a 
        Federal budget deficit shall be considered to exist in a fiscal 
        year if total budget outlays of the Government for such fiscal 
        year exceed total revenues of the Government for such fiscal 
        year as of the last day of such fiscal year.
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