Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2014

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dc.contributor.authorBrudnick, Ida A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-25T15:11:13Z
dc.date.available2020-11-25T15:11:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-27
dc.description.abstractThe automatic annual adjustment for Members of Congress is determined by a formula using a component of the Employment Cost Index (ECI), which measures rate of change in private sector pay. The adjustment automatically takes effect unless (1) Congress statutorily prohibits the adjustment; (2) Congress statutorily revises the adjustment; or (3) the annual base pay adjustment of General Schedule (GS) federal employees is established at a rate less than the scheduled increase for Members, in which case the percentage adjustment for Member pay is automatically lowered to match the percentage adjustment in GS base pay. In the past, Member pay has been frozen statutorily in two ways: (1) directly, through legislation that freezes salaries for Members but not other federal employees, and (2) indirectly, through broader pay freeze legislation that covers Members and other specified categories of federal employees. Under the formula, Members may not receive an annual pay adjustment greater than 5%. This adjustment formula was established by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. Votes on the annual adjustments since the implementation of this act are contained in this report.
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dc.identifier.other6440170
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/77676
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectCongress
dc.subjectsalaries
dc.subjectpay increase
dc.subjectvotes
dc.titleSalaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2014
dc.typeunassigned
local.authorAffiliationBrudnick, Ida A.: Congressional Research Service
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