Paperwork Assistance Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Paperwork Assistance Act - Requires a federal agency to inform any person receiving a collection of information from the agency of the agency's contact information, including a website and a telephone number, by which a person may obtain a specific contact person responsible for answering questions about the information collection and other information to assist in responding to the information collection.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to include in the Director's annual report on information policy activities: (1) the status of implementation by agencies of the requirements of this Act; and (2) a description of how each agency has responded to complaints related to the agency's compliance with such requirements.
Makes this Act's contact information requirements applicable to new or revised collections of information approved by the Director beginning one year after enactment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 535 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed394–0 | Jul 29, 2008 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2008 to Jul 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 22, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 21, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Jul 28, 2008 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2008Discharged Jul 16, 2008 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7218-7220)
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6113.
- Jul 29, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7268-7269)
- Jul 29, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 0 (Roll no. 535). (text: CR H7219)
- Jul 29, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-781.
- Jul 28, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 16, 2008Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Discharged.
- Jun 4, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- May 21, 2008Introduced in House
- May 21, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7218–H7220Text printed H7219Recorded votes H7268enact | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Nancy E. Boyda D-KS, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 29, 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
- Jul 23, 2008H.R. 6113, A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include contact information for the agency in its collection of information<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 23, 2008H.R. 6113, A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include contact information for the agency in its collection of informationCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 16, 2008
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include contact information for the agency in its collection of information.
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Paperwork Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Paperwork Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 29, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2008Reported in House
- May 21, 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.
