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Compensation Clause

The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
article I
Section
6
Clause
1
Related Citations

L. Anthony Sutin, Check, Please: Constitutional Dimensions of Halting the Pay of Public Officials, 26 J. Legis. 221 (2000).

Describing the drafting history of the Congressional Compensation Clause.

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