To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.
Latest action · May 7, 2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2008
- Passed HouseApr 15, 2008
- Passed SenateMay 6, 2008
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 to authorize the Committee on House Administration, by regulation, to provide for the payment of salaries with respect to a month on a date other than the date provided under the Act as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting practices.
(Currently, the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives is the last day of each month; except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House pays such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.)
Makes technical amendments to the federal criminal code with respect to the one-year ban on lobbying contacts by certain former officers and staff of the Senate and personal, committee, and leadership staff of the House of Representatives. Changes from at least 60 days to more than two months during the one-year period before their service terminated their payment of a salary equal to or greater than 75% of the salary of the Member of the chamber in which he or she was employed.
Makes the same change with respect to specified employees of other legislative offices.
Amends Rule XXXVII (Conflict of Interest) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to make the same change with respect to its one-year ban on lobbying contacts by a former Senate officer or employee (with any Senator or Senate officer or employee).
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 1, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 1, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 26, 2008Markup Apr 2, 2008Reported Apr 14, 2008 |
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2008Discharged May 6, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 6, 2008Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 6, 2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3836-3837)
- May 6, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 29, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Apr 16, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2008Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 15, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2297-2298)
- Apr 15, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5493.
- Apr 15, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2297)
- Apr 15, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2008Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-588.
- Apr 14, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363.
- Apr 2, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 2, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2008Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3836Amendments S3836, S3837 | Harry Reid D-NV (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY (amendment) | May 6, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2297Text printed H2297 | Robert A. Brady D-PA, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Apr 15, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 8, 2008H.R. 5493, A bill to provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Reprsentatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 3, 2008</p>
- Apr 8, 2008H.R. 5493, A bill to provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Reprsentatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House AdministrationCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 3, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF H. RES. 1068, H.R. 5493, H.R. 3032, H.R. 281, H.R. 5036; AND AN AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF OFFICIAL FUNDS148 pages | Committee on House Administration | Apr 2, 2008 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4712 | To propose a technical amendment relating to Senate pay periods. | Harry Reid D-NV | Amendment SA 4712 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Apr 29, 2008Referred in Senate
- Apr 15, 2008Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 2008Reported in House
- Feb 26, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
