[20050111]98-53_联邦官员工资：情况说明书.pdf

1 This report was authored by Sharon S. Gressle until her retirement from the CongressionalResearch Service in September 2004.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-53 GOVUpdated January 11, 2005Salaries of Federal Officials: A Fact SheetBarbara L. SchwemleAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionThe Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an annual salary adjustment for allpositions on the Executive Schedule as well as for Members and leaders of the Senate andthe House of Representatives (103 Stat. 1716, at 1769).1 Adjustments are based on thepercent of change in the private sector wages and salaries element of the EmploymentCost Index (ECI) minus 0.5%. They are to go into effect at the same time as, and at a rateno greater than, the basic pay rate adjustments for the General Schedule (GS). By law (95Stat. 1183, at 1200), judges salaries must be authorized separately.1994. Congress legislated a freeze on the salaries of Members of Congress forcalendar year 1994. With no GS base salary adjustment, there was no “automatic”adjustment in 1994 for officials in the three branches