[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1137 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1137

To provide for an 8.7 percent reduction in the annual rate of basic pay 
             for certain employees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2015

  Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
 addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 an 8.7 percent reduction in the annual rate of basic pay 
             for certain employees, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Accountability in 
Decisions for Progress Act'' or the ``PAID for Progress Act''.

SEC. 2. INITIAL PAY DECREASE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
any covered employee occupying a position within the Federal Government 
or a covered enterprise on the date of enactment of this Act that has 
an annual rate of basic pay greater than $100,000, such rate of basic 
pay shall be reduced by 8.7 percent.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Federal employees.--In the case of a Federal employee, 
        subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to the first pay 
        period beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Members of congress; the president.--In the case of a 
        Member of Congress or the President, subsection (a) shall apply 
        with respect to the first pay period beginning on or after the 
        commencement date of the first term for which such Member or 
        the President is elected that begins after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Periodic Pay Adjustments.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for any covered employee with an annual rate of basic pay 
greater than $100,000 on the date of application in subsection (c), 
such rate of basic pay shall be adjusted by the rate of the percent 
change in the real median household income, pursuant to the calculation 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Calculation of Adjustment.--
            (1) Federal employees.--In the case of a Federal employee, 
        the adjustment in subsection (a) shall be a percent equal to 
        the percent difference between the real median household income 
        in the most recent publication such income and the real median 
        household income in the previous publication.
            (2) Member of congress; the president.--In the case of a 
        Member of Congress or the President, the adjustment in 
        subsection (a) shall be a percent equal to the percent 
        difference between the real median household income in the most 
        recent publication such income and the real median household 
        income in the first publication after the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
    (c) Date of Application.--
            (1) Federal employees.--In the case of a Federal employee, 
        the adjustment in subsection (a) shall be periodically applied 
        beginning with the first pay period beginning after the date of 
        each annual publication of the real median household income.
            (2) Member of congress; the president.--In the case of a 
        Member of Congress or the President, the adjustment in 
        subsection (a) shall be applied with respect to the first pay 
        period beginning on or after the commencement date of each term 
        after such date of publication for which such Member or the 
        President is elected.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means 
        a Federal employee, a Member of Congress, and the President.
            (2) Covered enterprise.--The term ``covered enterprise'' 
        means the Federal National Mortgage Association and any 
        affiliate thereof during any period that the enterprise is 
        federally chartered under the Federal National Mortgage 
        Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) and the 
        Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and any affiliate 
        thereof during any period that the enterprise is federally 
        chartered under the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act 
        (12 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
            (3) Federal employee.--The term ``Federal employee'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``employee'' in section 2105 of 
        title 5, United States Code, and includes a director, officer, 
        or employee of a covered enterprise.
            (4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 2106 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (5) Real median household income.--The term ``real median 
        household income'' means the real median household income of 
        the United States as published by the Bureau of the Census.
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