S.Amdt. 544Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 544

Submitted February 6, 2009

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Senate amendment submitted

February 6, 2009

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SA 544. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 431, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

TITLE XVII--ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS

SEC. 1701. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is
repealed.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a)(1)
of such Act is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
(3) by striking ``as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this
subsection'' and inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on
February 1, 2011.
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