Salary Grab Act
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The Salary Grab Act was passed by the United States Congress
on 3 March 1873. The effect of the Act was, the day before the second-term inauguration of President
Ulysses S. Grant
, to double the salary of the President (to $50,000) and the salaries of Supreme Court
Justices. Hidden in the salary increases was also a 50% increase for members of Congress
, retroactive to the beginning of their just-ending term. Public outcry led Congress to rescind the congressional salary increase.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
on 3 March 1873. The effect of the Act was, the day before the second-term inauguration of President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
, to double the salary of the President (to $50,000) and the salaries of Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
Justices. Hidden in the salary increases was also a 50% increase for members of Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, retroactive to the beginning of their just-ending term. Public outcry led Congress to rescind the congressional salary increase.
See also
- Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States ConstitutionTwenty-seventh Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Twenty-seventh Amendment prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives...