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HJRES 33 113th Congress House Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives from taking effect until an election…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives from taking effect until an election of Representatives has intervened, and to permit a law otherwise varying such compensation to take effect upon enactment.

Introduced: March 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Mar 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 33: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives from taking effect until an election of Representatives has intervened, and to permit a law otherwise varying such compensation to take effect upon enactment.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-33/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 33: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives from taking effect until an election of Representatives has intervened, and to permit a law otherwise varying such compensation to take effect upon enactment.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-33/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 33, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-33/.
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[H.J. Res. 33: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit a law increasing the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives from taking effect until an election of Representatives has intervened, and to permit a law otherwise varying such compensation to take effect upon enactment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-33/)
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