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SJRES 20 101th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional salaries and pensions Congressional veto Federal officials Judicial compensation Record votes Salaries

A joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the President relating to rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jan 25, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the recommendations of the President relating to pay rates of Members of Congress, Federal judges, and Federal officials.

Provides that if the date of enactment of this resolution is on or after February 8, 1989, then the rate of pay for positions increased by the recommendations shall be the rate of pay in effect before such recommendations took effect.

Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 and the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to require a recorded vote on any increase in the rates of pay of Members of Congress.

What's happening now January 25, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 20: A joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the President relating to rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-20/
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"S.J. Res. 20: A joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the President relating to rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-20/.
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S.J. Res. 20, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-20/.
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[S.J. Res. 20: A joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the President relating to rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SJRES-20/)
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