[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 48 (Thursday, April 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMON SENSE IN COMPENSATION ACT

  (Mr. MEADOWS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, over the past 2 months, Federal official 
after Federal official has talked about the need to furlough employees 
due to sequestration, yet the government continues to hand out millions 
of dollars in bonuses to Federal employees. Seventy-five percent of 
senior executive service employees received bonuses, at an average of 
$13,081. Regular, oftentimes blue-collar Federal workers are facing 
furloughs while senior employees are cashing in.
  The FAA has been talking about 90-minute waits for passengers, but 
yet in fiscal year 2011, they handed out $40,000 bonuses to more than 
86 different employees. This is unacceptable, and the recent OMB 
guidelines don't go far enough.
  The Common Sense in Compensation Act bill that I am introducing today 
would prohibit those bonuses for the rest of fiscal year 2013 and cap 
them at a maximum of 5 percent of the salary going forward. I urge my 
colleagues to cosponsor my bill.

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