Amending the Rules of the House of Reprsentatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 17, 2008

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to declare that during consideration in the Committee of the Whole of a bill making appropriations for the Department of the Treasury for any fiscal year, before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider an amendment only proposing to bar the automatic annual cost-of-living pay adjustment of Members of Congress that would otherwise take effect in such fiscal year.

Declares that, during consideration of legislation between the two chambers making or continuing appropriations to the end of a fiscal year that includes appropriations for such Department for that fiscal year, it shall not be in order to consider such measure unless: (1) it includes a provision to bar such pay adjustment; or (2) the rule providing for its consideration allows a vote proposing such bar.

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Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R–SC

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Rules Committee

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Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]

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Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.1354, 110th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Reprsentatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1354

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-07-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1354/BILLS-110hres1354ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.1354, 110th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Reprsentatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1354

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-07-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1354/BILLS-110hres1354ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.1354, 110th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Reprsentatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1354

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-07-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1354/BILLS-110hres1354ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.1354, 110th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Reprsentatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1354

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-07-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1354/BILLS-110hres1354ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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