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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5927 

To limit the amount which may be provided for allowances and expenses 

of any office of the House of Representatives or Senate to 95 percent 

of the amount provided for the office for fiscal year 2010, and to 

limit the pay of Members of Congress to 95 percent of the amount 

provided for fiscal year 2010. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2010 

Mr. CRITZ introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To limit the amount which may be provided for allowances 

and expenses of any office of the House of Representatives or Senate to 95 percent of the amount provided 

for the office for fiscal year 2010, and to limit the 

pay of Members of Congress to 95 percent of the amount 

provided for fiscal year 2010. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Share the Financial 

3 Burden Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CAP ON AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR ALLOWANCES 

5 AND EXPENSES OF HOUSE AND SENATE OF6 FICES. 

7 (a) CAP ON ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES.—The ag8 gregate amount which may be appropriated or otherwise 

9 made available for any fiscal year for allowances and ex10 penses (including salaries) of any office of the House of 

11 Representatives or any office of the Senate may not exceed 

12 95 percent of the aggregate amount appropriated or other13 wise made available for fiscal year 2010 for allowances 

14 and expenses of such office. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 (1) the term ‘‘office of the House of Represent17 atives’’ means any office for which the amounts pro18 vided for salaries and expenses are disbursed by the 

19 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep20 resentatives; and 

21 (2) the term ‘‘office of the Senate’’ means any 

22 office for which the amounts provided for salaries 

23 and expenses are disbursed by the Secretary of the 

24 Senate. 

25 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

26 respect to fiscal year 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year. 


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1 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 

2 (a) REDUCTION.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative 

3 Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 601. Until otherwise provided by the enact6 ment of a bill or joint resolution under section 225 of the 

7 Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) or the 

8 enactment of any other provision of law, the annual rate 

9 of pay for— 

10 ‘‘(1) each Senator, Member of the House of 

11 Representatives, and Delegate or Resident Commis12 sioner to the Congress; 

13 ‘‘(2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, 

14 the majority leader and the minority leader of the 

15 Senate, and the majority leader and the minority 

16 leader of the House of Representatives; and 

17 ‘‘(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa18 tives, 

19 shall be 95 percent of the rate payable for such position 

20 as of the last day of fiscal year 2010.’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

22 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods be23 ginning on or after January 1, 2011. 

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