To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay
when they are out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the
Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for
any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of
CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system
as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.
Why is this important?
The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, who would represent the American citizenry without regard for personal gain nor in making their service a long term career position. Instead, those serving have created safety nets for themselves that average americans are not entitled to such as pay increases, a separate health care system for themselves, tenured pension pay, and they have established rules to protect themselves from the "everyday" laws imposed on all citizens. They should derive no greater benefit from service than that delivered to American citizens by the government.