Directing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to provide individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer by electronic funds transfer with the option of receiving receipts of pay and withholdings electronically.
Latest action · Sep 11, 2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 16, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseSep 11, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 8, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives to take necessary steps to provide individuals whose pay is disbursed by the CAO, by electronic funds transfer, with the option of: (1) receiving electronic receipt of such pay and its accompanying withholdings; (2) viewing electronically the individual's employee statement required under the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) revising electronically the individual's number of deductions and withholdings under that statement and information relating to the deposit of the individual's funds with the financial institution to which the electronic funds transfer is made.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 3, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 3, 2008 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 11, 2008On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to without objection. (text: CR 09/09/2008 H7896)
- Sep 11, 2008ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the motion to suspend the rules be considered as adopted in the form considered by the House on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. (consideration: CR H8025)
- Sep 11, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to without objection.(text: CR 09/09/2008 H7896)
- Sep 9, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Ehlers objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Bank deposits
- Congress
- Congressional employees
- Congressional salaries
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic funds transfers
- Electronic government information
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- Labor and Employment
- Members of Congress
- Payroll deductions
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Tax returns
- Taxation
- Withholding tax
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 16, 2008Introduced in House
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