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H. Con. Res. 60 101st Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Rep… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until after an election of Representatives has intervened should be ratified by the States.

Introduced: February 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Feb 27, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 27, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should ratify the proposed amendment to the Constitution which provides that no law varying the compensation for the services of Members of Congress shall take effect until an election of Representatives has intervened.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 60: Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until after an election of Representatives has intervened should be ratified by the States.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-60/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 60: Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until after an election of Representatives has intervened should be ratified by the States.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-60/.
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H. Con. Res. 60, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-60/.
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[H. Con. Res. 60: Expressing the sense of Congress that the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution which prevents any law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until after an election of Representatives has intervened should be ratified by the States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-60/)
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