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HR 391 103th Congress House Congress Congressional salaries and pensions Congressional sessions Congressional-Presidential relations

Congressional Salary Act of 1989

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Salary Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to provide that the recommendations of the President relating to congressional salaries shall be of an advisory nature.

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to declare the rate of pay for Members of Congress to be that which is payable for such positions on the date of enactment of this Act. Requires increases in such rate of pay to take effect at the beginning of the following Congress. Declares the period which begins on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of even-numbered years and which ends on the following January 3 as occurring during the first session of the following Congress.

What's happening now January 5, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 1, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 391: Congressional Salary Act of 1989. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-391/
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"H.R. 391: Congressional Salary Act of 1989." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-391/.
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H.R. 391, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-391/.
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