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Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010

Introduced: March 4, 2010 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 4, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2010 - Eliminates annual cost of living adjustments or automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress during any fiscal year, until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average of monthly unemployment rates for a quarter decreases for four consecutive quarters with respect to quarters which begin after the enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the amount of appropriations for any office of a Member of Congress, any congressional committee, or any congressional leadership office from exceeding the amount of appropriations for that office or committee in FY2010, until the fiscal year following a report by the Secretary of Labor to Congress that such quarterly unemployment rate decreases have occurred.

What's happening now March 4, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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