[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 342

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 5, 2017

  Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Ruiz, and Mr. Sanford) 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Raise for Congress Act''.

SEC. 2. 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Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a)(1) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)) 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)'' and 
        inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect December 31, 2016.
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