WashingtonWatch.com Digest – January 30, 2012
Posted by Jim Harper, January 30, 2012 at 10:00 am
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On the Blog: Control of Congress’ Pay
This week, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 3835, a bill to extend the current pay limitation for members of Congress and federal employees.
We featured the bill in a brief blog post that includes information about our petition to stop automatic pay raises. It’s entitled: “No Automatic Pay Raise for Congress.”
Some other new bills along these lines would bar members of Congress and senators from being paid when they haven’t enacted a budget for the federal government. Learn more in a post entitled: “No Budget, No Pay.”
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Featured Item
This week, the Senate will debate S. 2038. The bill would prohibit members of Congress from using nonpublic information they learn in their official capacities for personal benefit, such as by investing based on that information.
There is no cost estimate for S. 2038 yet.
S. 2038
An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes
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What People Think
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Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.
New Items
H.R. 3575
The Legally Binding Budget Act of 2011
Costs $0.00 per family
H.R. 3578
The Baseline Reform Act of 2011
Costs $0.00 per family
H.R. 3582
The Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011
Costs $0.02 per family
S. 1789
The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
Costs $62.40 per family
S. 1855
The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011
Costs $80.38 per family
S. 247
The Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act
Costs $0.20 per family
H.R. 1864
The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011
Costs $0.00 per family
S. 1149
The Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2011
Costs $0.00 per family
H.R. 3289
The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011
Costs $0.23 per family
S. 678
The Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act
Costs $0.00 per family
S. 1160
The Department of Energy Administrative Improvement Act of 2011
Costs $0.26 per family
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