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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6134 

To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, 

to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory 

unpaid leave, and to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses 

for offices of the legislative branch, during fiscal year 2011, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 

Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and the Judiciary, 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 provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members 

of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject 

to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, and to reduce 

appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of 

the legislative branch, during fiscal year 2011, and for 

other purposes. 

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

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the an3 nual rate of pay for— 

4 (1) each Senator, Member of the House of Rep5 resentatives, and Delegate to the House of Rep6 resentatives, and the Resident Commissioner from 

7 Puerto Rico, 

8 (2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, 

9 the majority leader and the minority leader of the 

10 Senate, and the majority leader and the minority 

11 leader of the House of Representatives, and 

12 (3) the Speaker of the House of Representa13 tives, 

14 shall be determined as if the adjustment taking effect 

15 under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization 

16 Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)), as of the first day of the 

17 first pay period beginning in January 2011, were a reduc18 tion of 10 percent. 

19 SECTION 2. MANDATORY UNPAID LEAVE. 

20 (a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES IN THE

21 EXECUTIVE BRANCH.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall by regu23 lation provide that, during fiscal year 2011, employ24 ees in the executive branch of the Government shall 

25 be subject to— 


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1 (A) a total of 2 weeks of mandatory un2 paid leave; or 

3 (B) the pro rata equivalent, in the case of 

4 employees serving for less than the entire fiscal 

5 year. 

6 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The regulations under para7 graph (1) may provide for such exceptions as may 

8 be necessary— 

9 (A) for reasons of national security; 

10 (B) for reasons relating to the public 

11 health or safety, including effective law enforce12 ment; or 

13 (C) for such other reasons as the President 

14 considers necessary or appropriate. 

15 (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES IN THE

16 JUDICIAL BRANCH.—The Director of the Administrative 

17 Office of the United States Courts shall, by regulation, 

18 apply this section to employees in the judicial branch of 

19 the Government. 

20 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be considered to require that mandatory unpaid 

22 leave be taken over a continuous period. 

23 (d) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given such 

25 term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN SALARIES AND EXPENSES FOR LEG2 ISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICES. 

3 (a) REDUCTION.—The aggregate amount which may 

4 be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal 

5 year for allowances and expenses (including salaries) of 

6 any office of the legislative branch may not exceed 96% 

7 of the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made 

8 available for fiscal year 2010 for allowances and expenses 

9 of such office. 

10 (b) EXCEPTION FOR CAPITOL POLICE.—Subsection 

11 (a) does not apply with respect to the United States Cap12 itol Police. 

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

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

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