Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Member Pay Freeze Act”.
Member Pay Freeze Act
A BILL
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceed receipts of the United States.
Sec. 2 Amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
In general— Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United States during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office.”
Technical amendment— Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking “Subject to subparagraph (B),” and inserting “Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),”.
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act, would otherwise become effective on or after January 1, 2013.