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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 391 

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

the President, and the Vice President. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 

House Administration, 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, the President, and the Vice President. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Savings Start With Us Act of 2013’’. 

6 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) It is important to bring the Nation’s spend8 ing under control and balance the budget. 


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1 (2) Taxpayers all over the Nation are making 

2 do with less money. 

3 (3) Congress has asked Federal agencies to 

4 make major cuts to their budgets. 

5 (4) Members of Congress must do their share 

6 to cut spending and reduce their salaries. 

7 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 

8 (a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of 

10 Congress shall be equal to— 

11 (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the 

12 applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring 

13 during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 

14 nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 

15 multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 

16 $100); and 

17 (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable 

18 rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under para19 graph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor20 ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)). 

21 (b) MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—For pur22 poses of this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means 

23 an individual serving in a position under subparagraph 

24 (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor25 ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31). 


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1 SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE 

2 PRESIDENT. 

3 (a) PRESIDENT.— 

4 (1) REDUCTION.—Section 102 of title 3, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$400,000’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$360,000’’. 

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

8 by paragraph (1) shall apply to pay periods begin9 ning on or after January 1, 2015. 

10 (b) VICE PRESIDENT.—Notwithstanding any other 

11 provision of law, the per annum rate of salary for the Vice 

12 President of the United States shall be equal to— 

13 (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the 

14 applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring 

15 during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 

16 nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 

17 multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 

18 $100); and 

19 (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable 

20 rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under sec21 tion 104(a) of title 3, United States Code. 

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