Bill: Draft Reduce Congressional Wages Act

[RylandW]

A
BILL
To
Reduce the pay of members of Congress​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short title and enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the "Reduce Congressional Wages Act".
(2) This Act shall be enacted thirty days upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by AsexualDinosaur.
(4) This Act has been revised by Representative RylandW.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by <user>.

2 - Reasons
(1) For too long have the representatives of Redmont enjoyed the fruits of the tax payers' labour. Sipping on champagne and eating grapes. Running the largest financial institutions and hoarding property. Representatives should represent the people and NOT their own wallets.
(2) Amend the Economic Standards Act.

3 - Amendment to section 4
(3) ChangesIncreases to the salaries of Representatives and Senators (including Presiding Officers’ salaries) take effect following the next election for that chamber.
(4) A Judicial Officer’s remuneration cannot be decreased without the unanimous consent of that occupation (e.g., All Justices must agree on pay decreases to the Justice occupation).
(5) Salary Levels
(a) Level 1: $75/15min
(i) President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Chief Justice fall under this Salary Level.
(b) Level 2: $65/15min
(i) Representative, Senator, Federal Reserve Board Member, Secretary, Justice, and Judge fall under this Salary Level.
(c) Level 3: $50/15min
(i) Chief of Staff, Executive Advisor, Press Advisor, Congressional Staff, Court Clerk, and Magistrate fall under this Salary Level.
(d) Level 4: $30/15min
(i) Representative and Senator fall under this Salary Level.
(e) The President may decide the salaries that department positions (excluding Secretaries) receive via Executive Order. These salaries do not have to fall under any Salary Level defined in this Act, but they cannot be higher than $75/15 min.
(f) All salaries explicitly listed here within these Salary Levels, along with salaries for Department positions and any other positions that the President explicitly has the power to set a salary for, shall be paid from the DCGovernment balance.