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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 212

To nullify the pay raises afforded by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (excluding those granted to justices and judges of the United States); to freeze

rates of pay for justices and judges of the United States for the next

5 years; and to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to eliminate

quadrennial pay adjustments for Members of Congress and other Government officials under that Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Post Office and Civil Service, House Administration, the

Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules

JANUARY 27, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. REGULA, Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr.

DEFAZIO, Mr. SWETT, Mr. MICA, Mr. KIM, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. UPTON

A BILL

To nullify the pay raises afforded by the Ethics Reform

Act of 1989 (excluding those granted to justices and

judges of the United States); to freeze rates of pay

for justices and judges of the United States for the

next 5 years; and to amend the Federal Salary Act

of 1967 to eliminate quadrennial pay adjustments for

Members of Congress and other Government officials

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

3 SECTION 1. NULLIFICATION OF PAY RAISES.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the first day of the

5 first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date

6 of the enactment of this Act, and until adjusted by or

7 under law, the rate of basic pay for each office or position

8 under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 225(f)

9 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 356 (A)–

10 (D)) shall be equal to the rate of basic pay which was

11 payable for such office or position as of November 1,

12 1989, increased by 3.6 percent.

13 (b) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall have

14 the effect of reducing the pay of any individual whose com15 pensation may not, under section 1 of article III of the

16 Constitution of the United States, be diminished during

17 such individual’s continuance in office.

18 (c) REPEALS.—The last sentence of section 603, and

19 the last sentence of section 804(f), of the Ethics Reform

20 Act of 1989 are repealed.

21 SEC. 2. LIMITATION RELATING TO PAY FOR JUSTICES AND

22 JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES.

23 (a) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies with re24 spect to any office or position the rate of basic pay for
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1 which would, but for subsection (b) of section 1, have been

2 diminished by such section.

3 (b) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, the rate of basic pay for each office or position

5 to which this section applies may not be adjusted to reflect

6 any of the next 5 adjustments taking effect, beginning on

7 or after the date of the enactment of this Act, pursuant

8 to section 461 of title 28, United States Code.

9 SEC. 3. ADVISORY NATURE OF QUADRENNIAL ADJUSTMENT

10 PROCESS.

11 Section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967

12 (2 U.S.C. 351 and following) is amended—

13 (1) by striking subsections (i) through (k) and

14 inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(i) EFFECT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The rec16 ommendations of the President under subsection (h) shall

17 be of an advisory nature only, and shall have no force or

18 effect.’’; and

19 (2) by redesignating subsections (l) through (n)

20 as subsections (j) through (l), respectively.

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