H.R. 196: To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

HR 196 IH

To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

January 4, 2013

Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LANCE, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MARCHANT, and Mr. LOEBSACK) 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

To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, 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. 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(a) In General- Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is repealed.

(b) Conforming Amendments- Section 601(a)(1) of such Act 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) of this subsection’.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 31, 2014.

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