To provide that rates of pay for the President and Members of Congress shall be made equivalent to the rates of pay for their counterparts in the United Mexican States if legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is enacted.

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 20, 1993

Makes the compensation of the President of the United States equivalent to the annual rate of pay for the President of the United Mexican States. Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to make the annual rate of pay of a U.S. Senator equivalent to that of a Senator in the Congress of the Union of the United Mexican States with respect to a U.S. Senator and of a Member of the House of Representatives equivalent to that of a Deputy in the Congress of the Union of the United Mexican States. Provides that this Act shall not take effect unless the United States enacts legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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People & committees

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Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] · I–VT

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Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Committee on House Administration

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Oct 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 20, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8205-8206)
Oct 20, 1993
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 1993
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.3323, 103rd Congress: To provide that rates of pay for the President and Members of Congress shall be made equivalent to the rates of pay for their counterparts in the United Mexican States if legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is enacted.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3323

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3323/BILLS-103hr3323ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.3323 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.3323, 103rd Congress: To provide that rates of pay for the President and Members of Congress shall be made equivalent to the rates of pay for their counterparts in the United Mexican States if legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is enacted.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3323

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3323/BILLS-103hr3323ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T11:40:28Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3323 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.R.3323, 103rd Congress: To provide that rates of pay for the President and Members of Congress shall be made equivalent to the rates of pay for their counterparts in the United Mexican States if legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is enacted.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3323

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3323/BILLS-103hr3323ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T11:40:28Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3323, 103rd Congress: To provide that rates of pay for the President and Members of Congress shall be made equivalent to the rates of pay for their counterparts in the United Mexican States if legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is enacted.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3323

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3323/BILLS-103hr3323ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T11:40:28Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3323 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.