the members of congress.
Because this is a financial matter, all money or financial bills begin in the House of Representatives. Passing then to the Senate if the House agrees with the bill for a pay raise. If passed by the Senate the bill is sent to the US President to be signed into law.
They get to decide when they need a raise.
Several years ago, they figured out how to do it without the citizens knowing. They made their annual raise automatic unless they actually vote to reduce or eliminate it. Now there isn't any publicity about it every year.
The members of congress.
There's a law (actually the 27th Amendment) that forbids them from raising their own pay directly... any pay increases cannot take effect until after the next election of Representatives. So Representatives only get a pay increase they vote for if they're re-elected (Senators might or might not benefit from their own vote without being re-elected, since Representatives are elected every two years, but Senators have six-year terms).
There's another kicker: there's a law that automatically gives Congress members a pay raise every year as a Cost-of-Living Adjustment unless Congress specifically votes to decline it. For the first few years it was in effect, they did, but they have consistently not not accepted the raise for about ten years now (that is, lately they have not been voting to not accept it, so they automatically get it).
Congress decides. Yearly raises are automatic unless the House and Senate both approve legislation to not provide raises.
Congress periodically passes bills that set the salary of Congressmen/ women.
The members of congress determine their own salaries and suggest raises every couple of years.
It is the U.S. Congress who decides on how much money they will in turn make themselves. First passed in the House, it is then sent to the Senate to be voted on, and ratified.
The pay of congressmen and senators is determined by ..... you guessed it, Congress!
The members of Congress determine their own salaries, typically voting for raises every couple of years.
members of congress
Congress decides how much they get paid.
The Congress decides.
None of the House of Congress members are paid $165,200.00 salary per year. The House and Senate are paid $174,000 per year and up.
Yes. And much more than necessary.
some amount of money
Members of Congress are paid out of the U.S. Treasury.American Government
The president and all members of congress were paid during the shutdown, but their staff members were not. The military was exempt, since the president had signed an act that made sure the troops would continue to get paid.
Congress is paid by the government, which means that taxpayers ultimately cover the salaries and expenses of Congress members. Their salaries and benefits are determined by legislation and are public record.
Congress appropriates money to pay the salaries of members of the House and the Senate.
That is quite true. Only Congress gets to decide what members of Congress are paid. The only restraint on the greed of Congress-people is that if they are too greedy, the voters may take offense and vote them out of office.
They get paid for reasonable out of pocket expenses as the court may allow. There is no set amount and if it is not stated in the will then the beneficiaries decide the amount. If they can not agree on the fee a judge decides what is reasonable.
The current salary for senators is about 174,000 dollars per year. The current average income for people in the U.S. is about 51,000 dollars per year.