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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4761 

To reduce the pay of Members of Congress and eliminate automatic adjustments to such pay, to establish a limit on the aggregate amount which 

may be appropriated for the Members’ Representational Allowances of 

Members of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 4, 2010 

Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. ELLSWORTH, and Mr. DONNELLY

of Indiana) 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 reduce the pay of Members of Congress and eliminate 

automatic adjustments to such pay, to establish a limit 

on the aggregate amount which may be appropriated 

for the Members’ Representational Allowances of Members of the House of Representatives, 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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Belt3 Tightening Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 

5 AND ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY AD6 JUSTMENTS. 

7 (a) REDUCTION OF PAY.—Section 601(a)(1) of the 

8 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)) 

9 is amended by inserting ‘‘95 percent of’’ before ‘‘the rate 

10 determined for such positions’’. 

11 (b) ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUST12 MENTS.—Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of such Act is 

13 repealed. 

14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 601(a)(1) 

15 of such Act is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

18 and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 

19 and 

20 (3) by striking ‘‘, as adjusted by paragraph (2) 

21 of this subsection’’. 

22 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend23 ments made by this section shall take effect on December 

24 31, 2010. 


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1 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF MEM2 BERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES. 

3 (a) LIMITATION.—Section 101 of the House of Rep4 resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 

5 Act (2 U.S.C. 57b ) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 

7 as subsections (c) through (f); and 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The aggregate 

11 amount of all Members’ Representational Allowances es12 tablished for fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012 may 

13 not exceed an amount equal to 95% of the aggregate 

14 amount of all Members’ Representational Allowances es15 tablished for fiscal year 2010.’’. 

16 (b) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON

17 HOUSE ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE AGGREGATE

18 AMOUNT.—Section 1(a) of House Resolution 457, Ninety19 second Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into 

20 permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appro21 priations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 101(b) 

23 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform 

24 Technical Corrections Act and’’. 

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