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S 620 111th Congress Senate Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Introduced: March 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Mar 18, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 18, 2009
Received in the House.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3149; text as passed Senate: CR S3149; text of measure as introduced: CR S3180)
Mar 17, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3149; text as passed Senate: CR S3149; text of measure as introduced: CR S3180)
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

What's happening now March 18, 2009

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 18, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 620: A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-620/
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