I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
To reduce the pay of Members of Congress and eliminate automatic adjust-
ments 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 Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Belt- 
Tightening Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
AND ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
(a) REDUCTION OF PAY.—Section 601(a)(1) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘95 percent of’’ before ‘‘the rate 
determined for such positions’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUST-
MENTS.—Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of such Act is 
repealed. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 601(a)(1) 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘, as adjusted by paragraph (2) 
of this subsection’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on December 
31, 2010. 
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SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF MEM-
BERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Section 101 of the House of Rep-
resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
Act (2 U.S.C. 57b ) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The aggregate 
amount of all Members’ Representational Allowances es-
tablished for fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012 may 
not exceed an amount equal to 95% of the aggregate 
amount of all Members’ Representational Allowances es-
tablished for fiscal year 2010.’’. 
(b) REPEAL
OF AUTHORITY
OF COMMITTEE
ON 
HOUSE
ADMINISTRATION
TO
INCREASE
AGGREGATE 
AMOUNT.—Section 1(a) of House Resolution 457, Ninety- 
second Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 101(b) 
of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform 
Technical Corrections Act and’’. 
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