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Third Reed Amendent Passes House; Removes Automatic 24 Percent Pay Raise for Foreign Service Officers

Press Release

Date: Feb. 18, 2011
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

The third of Congressman Tom Reed's amendments to HR 1, the Continuing Resolution to pay for government operations beyond March 4, was passed by the House of Representatives this evening on a bipartisan voice vote. The amendment saves $140 million for taxpayers.

The foreign service pay amendment would remove an automatic pay increase of up to 24 percent for foreign service workers not living in the Washington, DC area. "At a time when other federal employees have had their salaries frozen or reduced, we cannot and should not be giving massive, automatic pay raises to any federal employees," Reed said.

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the cost to taxpayers would have grown to more than $427 million in fiscal year 2013.

Combined with the successful amendments defunding the Tijuana, Mexico sewer project and the Presidio Trust Fund, the three Reed amendments will save taxpayers $173 million this year. All three amendments sponsored by Reed were successful.


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