I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5539 
To set the annual rate of compensation for a Member of Congress who 
has served six consecutive terms as a Member of the House of Represent-
atives or two consecutive terms as a Senator at $1, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to exclude any service of a Member of Congress 
occurring during any pay period for which the Member’s annual rate 
of compensation is $1 as creditable service for purposes of an annuity 
under that title, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 
GALLAGHER, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BLUM, Mr. BRAT, and Mr. NORMAN) 
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 with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To set the annual rate of compensation for a Member of 
Congress who has served six consecutive terms as a 
Member of the House of Representatives or two consecu-
tive terms as a Senator at $1, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to exclude any service of a Member of 
Congress occurring during any pay period for which the 
Member’s annual rate of compensation is $1 as creditable 
service for purposes of an annuity under that title, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Thomas Jefferson 
Public Service Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL RATE OF PAY OF $1 
FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SERVING SIX 
CONSECUTIVE TERMS IN HOUSE OR TWO 
CONSECUTIVE TERMS IN SENATE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL RATE OF PAY AT 
$1.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The annual rate of pay’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
annual rate of pay’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The annual rate of pay for an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be $1 for any pay period 
occurring— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who is a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives, including a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, 
after the individual has served 6 consecutive full 
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terms as a Member of the House of Representatives; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who is a Sen-
ator, after the individual has served 2 consecutive 
full terms as a Senator.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to terms of service 
occurring during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress or 
any succeeding Congress. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF MEMBER SERVICE FOR PURPOSES 
OF RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, after an individual who is a Member of Con-
gress has served for 6 consecutive full terms in the House 
of Representatives or 2 consecutive full terms in the Sen-
ate, any service of that individual as a Member of Con-
gress after the end of that sixth or second term (as the 
case may be) shall not be creditable service for purposes 
of an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.—With respect to any service as 
a Member of Congress excluded by operation of subsection 
(a), no individual or Government contributions shall be 
made on behalf of that Member under sections 8334, 
8422, or 8423 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to terms of service as a Member of Congress occur-
ring during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress or any 
succeeding Congress. 
(d) DEFINITION OF MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘Member’’ in section 8331(2) and 
8401(20) (as the case may be) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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