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  2. Salaries of members of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Senate salaries House of Representatives salaries. This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. [1] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index. [2]

  3. Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The proposed congressional pay amendment was largely forgotten until 1982, when Gregory Watson, a 19-year-old student at the University of Texas at Austin, wrote a paper for a government class in which he claimed that the amendment could still be ratified. He later launched a nationwide campaign to complete its ratification.

  4. Salary Grab Act - Wikipedia

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    Politicians accusing each other for taking the Salary Grab. The caption reads: That salary grab—"You took it".Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 27 December 1873. The Salary Grab Act, officially known as the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Expenses Appropriation Act, [1] was passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1873, and sparked a firestorm of controversy among members of ...

  5. Economy Act of March 20, 1933 - Wikipedia

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    As Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt had campaigned for the Presidency, in part, on a pledge to balance the federal budget. [4] [5] On March 10, 1933, six days after his inauguration, Roosevelt submitted legislation to Congress which would cut $500 million ($8.181 billion in 2009 dollars) from the $3.6 billion federal budget by eliminating government agencies, reducing the pay of ...

  6. Congressional staff - Wikipedia

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    Congressional staff are employees of the United States Congress or individual members of Congress. The position first developed in the late 19th century, and it expanded significantly during the 20th century. Staffers may work with individual members of Congress, or they may be associated with committees or other organizations that support ...

  7. Structure of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Some critics complain congressional pay is high compared with a median American income of $45,113 for men and $35,102 for women. [26] Others have countered that congressional pay is consistent with other branches of government. [25] Congress has been criticized for trying to conceal pay raises by slipping them into a large bill at the last ...

  8. What happens when a gift is given to the United States ... - AOL

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    According to a document from the Congressional Research Service gifts from foreign governments aren't actually property of the president. The document states: 'A tangible gift of more than minimal ...

  9. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    The first use of the power by President Thomas Jefferson involved refusal to spend $50,000 ($1.24 million in 2023) in funds appropriated for the acquisition of gunboats for the United States Navy. He said in 1803 that "[t]he sum of fifty thousand dollars appropriated by Congress for providing gun boats remains unexpended.