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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% ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Thanks to an increase in minimum wages in several states starting on Jan. 1, 2023, more than 8 million American workers will get pay raises. See: Minimum Salary Workers Will Accept Hits Historic...
The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 or FEPCA ( H.R. 5241, Pub. L. 101–509) is a United States federal law relating to the salaries for employees of the United States Government. In the 1980s, salaries for civil servants in the executive branch had fallen behind private sector pay.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Congress is working to correct some of the warped incentives and potential unfairness created by its initial response to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus ...