1. 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.6 They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
1. Senators and representatives will be paid a salary. How much they are paid is decided by law. Their salaries are paid out of the U.S. Treasury. While senators and representatives are in a meeting of Congress, or going to or coming form one, they cannot be arrested expect for a felony, treason, or disturbing the peace. They have complete freedom of speech while talking in Congress. They cannot be arrested for what they say there.
2. While in Congress, senators and representatives may not hold any other government office. After leaving Congress, they may not take any government job that was created or received a pay raise while they were in Congress.