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S 148 112th 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: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 25, 2011
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 January 25, 2011

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 246 Related bill To repeal the provision of law that provides for automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • HR 431 Related bill To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
  • S 133 Related bill A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
  • HR 343 Identical bill To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 8, 2011
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 148: A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-148/
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