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H.R. 999 102nd Congress House

Congressional Pay Reform and Accountability Act of 1991

Official title: To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be subject to automatic adjustment; to provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be subject to automatic adjustment; to provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to any bill or resolution, which would adjust Members' pay may be adopted only by a recorded vote; and to require that any legislation adjusting Members' pay be considered separately from other legislation.

Introduced: July 23, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Feb 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 20, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 20, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pay Reform and Accountability Act of 1991 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to declare the rate of pay for Members of Congress to be that payable on the date of the enactment of this Act.

States that the provisions of this Act applicable to the House of Representatives and the Senate are enacted by the Congress as an exercise of its rulemaking power with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules.

Amends rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require: (1) a recorded vote on final passage of legislation that adjusts the pay of Members of Congress; and (2) such legislation to be considered separately from other legislation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 23, 1992
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 22, 1991
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 4, 1991
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 20, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 20, 1991
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