Constitutional Amendment to Regulate Congressional Salary Increases : A Slumbering Proposal's New Popularity.

Reviews the 1789 proposed amendment to the Constitution to limit the power of Congress to increase salaries of Members. Examines legislative history of the salary amendment; and details recent popularity of the amendment, its passage by several States, and Congressional joint resolutions with simila...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. > Senate. Constitutional amendments. Federal government. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews the 1789 proposed amendment to the Constitution to limit the power of Congress to increase salaries of Members. Examines legislative history of the salary amendment; and details recent popularity of the amendment, its passage by several States, and Congressional joint resolutions with similar provisions.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.