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H.R. 9417House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.

Sponsored by Ed PerlmutterRep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Introduced December 2, 2022

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The bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to link the compensation of members of Congress to the salaries of federal judges. It establishes minimum pay levels for the Speaker, Senate and House leaders, and all other members, setting each to the greater of a fixed dollar amount or the salary of a specified level of judge. The changes would affect all voting members of the House and Senate, as well as delegates and resident commissioners, and would take effect after the November 2024 general election.

Key Provisions

  • Speaker’s annual salary is set to the higher of $274,200 or the pay of a Supreme Court associate justice
  • Senate President pro tempore, Senate majority and minority leaders, and House majority and minority leaders receive the higher of $236,900 or a circuit judge’s salary
  • All other members of Congress, including delegates and resident commissioners, receive the higher of $223,400 or a district judge’s salary
  • The new salary rules apply to pay periods beginning after the November 2024 federal election

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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

Committee on House Administration

December 2, 2022

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Introduced in House

December 2, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

Committee on House Administration

December 2, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 2, 2022

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117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9417

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 2, 2022

Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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 amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary.

1.

Tying salaries of Members of Congress to salaries of judiciary

(a)

Revision of salaries of Members

Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is amended to read as follows:

(a)

The annual rate of pay for a Member of Congress shall be determined as follows:

(1)

For the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $274,200 or the annual rate of pay for an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

(2)

For the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $236,900 or the annual rate of pay for a circuit judge of the United States.

(3)

For any other Member of Congress, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, the annual rate of pay shall be equivalent to the greater of $223,400 or the annual rate of pay for a district judge of the United States.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods occurring after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2024.