,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,griffith of ,virginia7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a #aj percent
 reduction in pay for ,members of       
,congress1 the ,president1 and the ,vice
 ,president4  #a4 ,short title2 findings
  7a7 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,savings ,start ,with ,us  
,act of #bjac4  7b7 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,it is       
important to bring the ,nation's        
spending under control and balance the  
budget4  7#b7 ,taxpayers all over the   

,nation are making do with less money4  
7#c7 ,congress has asked ,federal       
agencies to make major cuts to their    
budgets4  7#d7 ,members of ,congress    
must do their share to cut spending and 
reduce their salaries4  #b4 ,reduction  
in pay for ,members of ,congress  7a7   
,reduction ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 the annual rate of pay
 for each ,member of ,congress shall be 
equal to--  7#a7 for pay periods        
occurring during #bjae1 the applicable  
rate in effect for pay periods occurring
 during #bjac reduced by #aj percent1   
rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj 
7or1 if midway between multiples of     
#ajj1 to the next higher multiple of    
#ajj72 and  7#b7 for subsequent pay     
periods1 the applicable rate during     
#bjae1 subject to adjustment under      
paragraph 7#b7 of section #fja7;a7 of   
the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of
 #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ca7b774  7b7      
,member of ,congress defined ,for       
purposes of this ,act1 the term ,member 

of ,congress means an individual serving
 in a position under subparagraph 7,a71 
7,b71 or 7,c7 of section #fja7;a7 of the
 ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of   
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ca74  #c4          
,reduction in pay for ,president and    
,vice ,president  7a7 ,president  7#a7  
,reduction ,section #ajb of title #c1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking #djj1jjj and inserting         
#cfj1jjj4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the    
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
apply to pay periods beginning on or    
after ,january #a1 #bjae4  7b7 ,vice    
,president ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 the per annum rate of 
salary for the ,vice ,president of the  
,united ,states shall be equal to--     
7#a7 for pay periods occurring during   
#bjae1 the applicable rate in effect for
 pay periods occurring during #bjac     
reduced by #aj percent1 rounded to the  
nearest multiple of #ajj 7or1 if midway 
between multiples of #ajj1 to the next  
higher multiple of #ajj72 and  7#b7 for 

subsequent pay periods1 the applicable  
rate during #bjae1 subject to adjustment
 under section #ajd7;a7 of title #c1    
,united ,states ,code4