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H.R. 1012 112th Congress House

Savings Start With Us Act of 2011

Official title: To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President.

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Mar 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
Mar 10, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Savings Start With Us Act of 2011 - Reduces the annual rate of pay in 2013 for Members of Congress and the Vice President by 10% of the 2011 pay rate. Maintains the pay rate for subsequent pay periods at the 2013 rate.

Reduces the annual rate of pay of the President from $400,000 to $360,000.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 270 To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a p…
  • HR 335 To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1012: Savings Start With Us Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1012/
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"H.R. 1012: Savings Start With Us Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1012/.
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