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HR 1478 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act

Introduced: April 15, 2013 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Apr 10, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413)
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to include any item for the pay of Members of Congress within the definition of accounts subject to budget enforcement through sequestration.

What's happening now April 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Tsongas, Niki
· Apr 15, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Apr 12, 2013
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 10, 2013
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