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A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that any pay increase for Members be considered as freestanding legislation and held at the desk for at least 7 calendar days prior…

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A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that any pay increase for Members be considered as freestanding legislation and held at the desk for at least 7 calendar days prior to consideration by the Senate.

Introduced: November 7, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 1991
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Nov 7, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Standing Rules of the Senate to add rule XLIII to prohibit the consideration of a bill, resolution, or an amendment, containing a provision to increase the pay of Members of the Senate, unless such provision: (1) is the only matter contained in the bill or resolution being considered; and (2) is filed with the Journal Clerk at least seven calendar days before consideration.

Provides for waiver of such rule only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members.

What's happening now November 7, 1991

Referred to the Committee on Rules.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 2, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 215: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that any pay increase for Members be considered as freestanding legislation and held at the desk for at least 7 calendar days prior to consideration by the Senate.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SRES-215/
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"S. Res. 215: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that any pay increase for Members be considered as freestanding legislation and held at the desk for at least 7 calendar days prior to consideration by the Senate.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SRES-215/.
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S. Res. 215, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SRES-215/.
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[S. Res. 215: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that any pay increase for Members be considered as freestanding legislation and held at the desk for at least 7 calendar days prior to consideration by the Senate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SRES-215/)
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