Federal executive, legislative, and judicial compensation

McGrath, James P. (Author)

1986

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

This report discusses compensation for high-level Federal officials including the Vice President, Cabinet and sub-cabinet officers, agency heads, Members of Congress, and the Federal judiciary. It sets forth arguments for and against the substantial increases recommended by the special 1986 Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries as well as the President's pay recommendations submitted in his FY88 Budget Message (see Appendix for these) and presents factors that enter into determining an appropriate and adequate pay for these officers of the Government.

Abstract -- Summary -- Introduction -- What Should the Nation's Hightest Public Officials Be Paid?. Current Pay Status ; Why Some Favor An Increase ; Why Others Oppose a Pay Raise -- Factors Which Complicate Efforts to Set Pay Levels. Linkage of Salaries of Top Officials to Congressional Pay Levels ; Compression ; Political Considerations Affecting Federal Officials Pay-Setting ; Problems Inherent in Comparing Federal and Private Pay Standards -- Commission on Exectutive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries -- What the Fiscal 1985 Commission Found. The Approach and Findings of the 1985 Commission ; Changes Proposed by the 1985 Commission -- Outlook for Federal Exectutive Pay in 1987 -- Appendix: Pay Recommendations of the 1986 Commission on Exectutive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries.

James P. McGrath, Analyst in American National Government, Government Division.

CRS 86-1021 GOV

"December 30, 1986."

"Updated January 9, 1987."

SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

eng

1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

38 pages

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