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H.R. 632 105th Congress House

Balance the Budget First Act of 1997

Official title: To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
Congress Balanced budgetsCongressional salariesCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Feb 6, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Feb 6, 1997
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 6, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Feb 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Balance the Budget First Act of 1997 - Repeals provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 which provided automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that pay of Members of Congress should not be increased until the Federal budget has been balanced.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 23, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 30, 1997
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 29, 1997
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