U.S. Congress - S.3158 No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act
S.3158 - No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act
A bill to require Congress to lead by example and freeze its own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits and other Federal aid. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to require Congress to lead by example and freeze its own pay and fully offset the cost of the extension of unemployment benefits and other Federal aid. as introduced.
- Short: No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act as introduced.
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3/23/2010--Introduced.No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act - Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Members of Congress during FY2011 or any succeeding fiscal year, until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year that the annual federal budgOfficial Summary
3/23/2010--Introduced.No Pay Raise for Congress Until the Budget is Balanced Act - Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Members of Congress during FY2011 or any succeeding fiscal year, until the fiscal year following the first fiscal year that the annual federal budget deficit is $0. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to:(1) determine whether or not the annual federal budget deficit was $0 for that fiscal year, and if so, report that determination to Congress; and
(2) report that determination also to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as well as whether or not such COLA restriction shall apply to the succeeding fiscal year. Rescinds $100 million in unobligated balances of funds made available under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, except for any Capitol Police account. Prohibits the availability of such funds for any pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators to provide notice of a town meeting by a Senator in a county or local government at which he or she will personally attend. Rescinds $9.2 billion in discretionary, unexpired funds out of all available unobligated federal funds. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to:
(1) identify the accounts and amounts rescinded to implement this Act; and
(2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on them.
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Bob Walker (R-PA) and in the Senate as S. 3158 by Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH) in the 102nd Congress. The bill was later introduced in the Senate by Sen. Smith in the 103rd (S. 449), 104th (S. 1108), & 105th (S. 580) Congresses and in the ...
A9914A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Increases certain special ...
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 1996-; S.6360/A.9326 Chapter 1997-; S.4243/A.7546 Chapter 174 1998-; S.630/A.9487-A Chapter 31 1999-; S.3158-B/A.5942-B Chapter 132 2000; A.9895/S.6866-A Chapter 231 2001-; A.6606A/S.3297A Chapter 264 2002- ...
A9914A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Increases certain special ...
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 1996-; S.6360/A.9326 Chapter 1997-; S.4243/A.7546 Chapter 174 1998-; S.630/A.9487-A Chapter 31 1999-; S.3158-B/A.5942-B Chapter 132 2000; A.9895/S.6866-A Chapter 231 2001-; A.6606A/S.3297A Chapter 264 2002- ...
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