2 U.S.C. § 31 : US Code - Section 31: Compensation of Members of Congress

Search 2 U.S.C. § 31 : US Code - Section 31: Compensation of Members of Congress

(1) The annual rate of pay for - 
(A) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and
Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident
Commissioner from Puerto Rico,
(B) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority
leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the majority
leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives,
and
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
shall be the rate determined for such positions under chapter 11 of
this title, as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this section.
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), effective at the beginning of
the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first
day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section
5303 of title 5 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule,
each annual rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by
an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway
between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100),
equal to the percentage of such annual rate which corresponds to
the most recent percentage change in the ECI (relative to the date
described in the next sentence), as determined under section
704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. The appropriate date
under this sentence is the first day of the fiscal year in which
such adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule
takes effect.
(B) In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect
under subparagraph (A) in any calendar year (before rounding), in
any rate of pay, exceed the percentage adjustment taking effect in
such calendar year under section 5303 of title 5 in the rates of
pay under the General Schedule.