Congressional Reform Act
Congressional Reform Act of 2011 1. Term Limits. No elected Federal Representative or Senator shall serve more than 12 years, consecutively or otherwise. Of the possible options below, one term voluntarily resigned shall count as a full term. A. Two Six-year Senate terms B. Six Two-year House terms C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms 2. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/Congresswoman shall collect a salary while in office and shall collect no salary, pension, or honorarium after leaving office. All monies accumulated during a Congressional term, other than salary, shall be forfeited to the U.S. Treasury after expiration of the term. 3. Congress (past, present & future) must contribute to and participate in Social Security as well as all other Federal obligations common to the American Public. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. No Member of Congress shall be offered nor shall they participate in any public retirement plan other than Social Security. 4. Congressmen and Congresswomen shall provide individually for their own retirement without assistance of any sort from the U.S. Government or any of its agencies. 5. Congress shall no longer vote for or permit a salary increase. All members of Congress shall receive one salary equal to the average salary of the middle 33% of all Americans as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. Administration and Operating Expenses of each Congressional Office shall not exceed ten times annual salary. 6. Congress shall forsake their current health care system and participate in those health care systems as the American people. 7. Congress shall abide by all laws imposed on all Americans. Privilege of Office shall not exempt any Congressperson from prosecution of an alleged violation of law. 8. All Congressmen and Congresswomen shall forsake all entitlements, contracts, and obligations of their Elected Office after expiration of their term.
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