S 298 101th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Congressional salaries and pensions Congressional veto Federal officials Judicial compensation Salaries

Congressional Pay Act of 1989

Introduced: January 31, 1989 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

Jan 31, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Jan 31, 1989

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pay Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to extend from 30 days to 60 days the time the Congress has to disapprove the presidential pay recommendations with respect to executive, legislative, and judicial salaries.

What's happening now January 31, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 298: Congressional Pay Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-298/

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