,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,s*neid] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 (      
,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,blum5au]7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit pay raises = !     
,vice ,presid5t & any s5ior political   
appo9tee at a ,f$]al ag5cy subject to a 
lapse 9 appropriations1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,political ,pay ,raises
 ,dur+ ,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on pay raise dur+ ,gov]nm5t %utd[n  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 dur+ any p]iod ( a lapse 9         
discretion>y appropriations beg9n+ on or
 aft] ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 ! ,vice      
,presid5t & any s5ior political appo9tee
 at an ag5cy ) respect to :i*           
appropriations h laps$ may n receive a  
pay rate increase4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,9
 c>ry+ out any pay freeze "u subsection 
7a7-- 7#a7 ! t]m s5ior political        

appo9tee means an individual occupy+ any
 position describ$ "u subsections 7b7   
?r\gh 7e7 ( section #gch ( ! ,f9ancial  
,s]vices & ,g5]al ,gov]nm5t             
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7division ,e
 ( ,public ,law #aae-ada72 &  7#b7 !    
requirem5ts ( subsections 7f7 ?r\gh 7k7 
( su* section #gch %all apply4