H.R. 201House111th Congress (2009-2011)In Committee

Deficit Accountability Act of 2009

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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.

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 6, 2009

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 201

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 6, 2009

Mr. Stearns 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 provide that no automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in the year following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deficit Accountability Act of 2009.

Effect of a budget deficit

Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)(A), by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraph (B) and paragraph (3),; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(3)

An adjustment under paragraph (2) otherwise scheduled to take effect in a calendar year shall not be made if, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, there was a deficit (as defined by section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974) in the preceding fiscal year.