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I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9417IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 2, 2022Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.

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Tying salaries of Members of Congress to salaries of judiciary

(a)

Revision of salaries of Members

Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is amended to read as follows:(a)The annual rate of pay for a Member of Congress shall be determined as follows:(1)For the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $274,200 or the annual rate of pay for an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.(2)For the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $236,900 or the annual rate of pay for a circuit judge of the United States.(3)For any other Member of Congress, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $223,400 or the annual rate of pay for a district judge of the United States..(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods occurring after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2024.