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For all members of the House of Representatives and Senate. Year. Salary. Per diem / annum. Auto COLA adj. In 2023 dollars (when instituted) In 2023 dollars (year prior to next increase) 1789. $6.
In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive-branch officials. [1] The vote took place at 2 am without public review or commentary, and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law. The raise increased legislators' base pay from 16% to 34% ...
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 ( GEFTA) is a United States federal law which requires retroactive pay and leave accrual for federal employees affected by the furlough as a result of the 2018–19 federal government shutdown and any future lapses in appropriations. [1] The Act is an amendment to the Anti-Deficiency Act, which ...
Stitt, however, said a 17% or 18% pay increase "seemed like a big bump right off the start." "Our judges do a great job," the governor said. "We need to make sure we pay market. The only caveat is ...
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who will retire from the House at the end of the year, called for pay raises for members of Congress and their staff while reflecting on his nearly two decades of ...
During the House's debate, Republican Rep. Chuck Smith, of southeastern Kansas, backed the pay raise by praising the work of the chairs of the House budget committee and a committee on K-12 spending.
Constitutionof the United States. The Twenty-seventh Amendment ( Amendment XXVII, also known as the Congressional Compensation Act of 1789 [1]) to the United States Constitution states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred.
The bill comes amid growing fears that the divided Congress may not meet the June 1 deadline set by the Treasury Department to raise the debt limit or risk a catastrophic default on U.S. obligations.