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HR 5416 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional salaries and pensions Federal officials Judicial compensation Judicial officers Salaries

To nullify the pay raises provided by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 for Members of Congress, the Judiciary and senior government officials, and to provide that the current method for making annual…

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To nullify the pay raises provided by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 for Members of Congress, the Judiciary and senior government officials, and to provide that the current method for making annual adjustments in rates of pay for those officials remain in effect.

Introduced: July 31, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 27, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Jul 31, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 31, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 31, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 31, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 31, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that the rate of pay of Members of Congress, judicial officers, and Executive Schedule positions shall be that in effect as of November 1, 1989.

Repeals provisions of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 which provided for a 25 percent salary increase beginning in 1991 for legislative, judicial, and Executive Schedule positions.

States that nothing in this Act shall have the effect of reducing the pay of any individual whose compensation may not, under certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution, be diminished during such individual's continuance in office.

Continues the current adjustment method.

What's happening now August 27, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 27, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5416: To nullify the pay raises provided by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 for Members of Congress, the Judiciary and senior government officials, and to provide that the current method for making annual adjustments in rates of pay for those officials remain in effect.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5416/
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"H.R. 5416: To nullify the pay raises provided by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 for Members of Congress, the Judiciary and senior government officials, and to provide that the current method for making annual adjustments in rates of pay for those officials remain in effect.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5416/.
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H.R. 5416, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5416/.
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[H.R. 5416: To nullify the pay raises provided by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 for Members of Congress, the Judiciary and senior government officials, and to provide that the current method for making annual adjustments in rates of pay for those officials remain in effect.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5416/)
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