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H. Con. Res. 78 101st Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to compensation for Senators and Representatives.

Introduced: March 16, 1989 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional salaries and pensionsConstitutional amendmentsRatification of constitutional amendments
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This resolution expired with the 101st Congress
It was not agreed to before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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.
Mar 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 16, 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 1789 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 78: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to compensation for Senators and Representatives.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-78/
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"H. Con. Res. 78: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to compensation for Senators and Representatives.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-78/.
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H. Con. Res. 78, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-78/.
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