I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 834
To nullify the 25 percent pay increase that was afforded to Members of
Congress and certain other Government officials by the Ethics Reform
Act of 1989; to repeal section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 1995
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight and, in addition, to the Commit-
tees on House Oversight, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To nullify the 25 percent pay increase that was afforded
to Members of Congress and certain other Government
officials by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989; to repeal
section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICES AND POSI-
TIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH.
(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with
respect to each office or position under subparagraph (A),
(B), or (D) of section 225(f) of the Federal Salary Act
of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 356), as last in effect before being re-
pealed by section 3(a).
(b) 
PAY
PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding 
section
601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 31), section 104 of title 3, United States Code,
section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, the rate of basic pay for each office or
position to which this section applies shall—
(1) for the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending at the close of the
day before the first day to which paragraph (2) ap-
plies, be equal to the rate payable for such office or
position as of the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(2) on and after the first day of the first Con-
gress beginning after the next election of Represent-
atives occurring after the date of the enactment of
this Act, be equal to the rate which would then be
payable for such office or position if neither section
703 of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C.
5318 note), section 6(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1992 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note) (but
only to the extent that it directs that subsection
(a)(2)(B) of such section 703 be treated as if it had
not been enacted), nor paragraph (1) had been en-
acted.
(c) REPEAL OF CERTAIN RELATED PROVISIONS.—
The last sentence of section 603, and the last sentence
of section 804(f), of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 are
repealed.
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section,
the term ‘‘election of Representatives’’ is used in the same
way as such term is used in the twenty-seventh article of
amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICES AND POSI-
TIONS IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.
(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with
respect to each office or position under subparagraph (C)
of section 225(f) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2
U.S.C. 356), as last in effect before being repealed by sec-
tion 3(a).
(b) PAY PROVISIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 461
of title 28, United States Code, or any other provi-