To amend section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that for purposes of determining whether a Member of the House of Representatives is subject to a deduction from in pay by reason of absence from the House on a day, the Member shall be considered to be absent if the Member misses any vote held in the House on that day, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 9, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 9, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States with respect to the requirement that the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives deduct from the monthly payments of each Member of the House (or Delegate) the amount of the Member's salary for each day of absence from the House, except in the case of the Member's sickness or the sickness of a family member. Adds Resident Commissioner to Member and Delegate under such requirement.
Considers a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) to be absent from the House on a day if the individual does not cast a vote on any vote taken in the House (including any vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union) on that day.
Requires a written notice to the Speaker of the House about the Member's or family member's sickness under the exception.
Requires the Chief Administrative Officer, within five days after the end of each month, to publish on the House official public Internet site a list showing: (1) specified information regarding each Member whose pay was subject to such a deduction for the month; and (2) each Member who submitted a written notice to the Speaker during the month, together with a copy of the notice.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2012 to Jul 19, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jul 19, 2012 |
Actions 2
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- Jul 9, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2012Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Jul 9, 2012Introduced in House
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