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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 391 
To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, 
the President, and the Vice President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, 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 provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members 
of Congress, the President, and the Vice President. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Savings Start With Us Act of 2013’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) It is important to bring the Nation’s spend-
ing under control and balance the budget. 
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(2) Taxpayers all over the Nation are making 
do with less money. 
(3) Congress has asked Federal agencies to 
make major cuts to their budgets. 
(4) Members of Congress must do their share 
to cut spending and reduce their salaries. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of 
Congress shall be equal to— 
(1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the 
applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring 
during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 
$100); and 
(2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable 
rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under para-
graph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor-
ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)). 
(b) MEMBER
OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means 
an individual serving in a position under subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor-
ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31). 
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SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
(a) PRESIDENT.— 
(1) REDUCTION.—Section 102 of title 3, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$400,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$360,000’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to pay periods begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2015. 
(b) VICE PRESIDENT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the per annum rate of salary for the Vice 
President of the United States shall be equal to— 
(1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the 
applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring 
during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 
$100); and 
(2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable 
rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under sec-
tion 104(a) of title 3, United States Code. 
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