I have already e-mailed Jackie Speier (Rep of my Congressional
District). I encourage all libertarians to back this bill!
Description below:
H. R. 156
To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay
adjustment in 2010.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. MITCHELL (for co-sponsors, go to http://thomas.loc.gov)
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 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay
adjustment in 2010.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act'.
SEC. 2. NO AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 2010.
For purposes of the provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2)(B)
of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment
under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be
considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 2010 in the rates of
pay under the General Schedule.