S 2809 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt.

Introduced Sep 15, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Johanns R-NE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 15, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

IntroducedSep 15, 2014
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from garnishing the pay of an individual without a court order.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2014 to Sep 17, 2014, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NE	Deb Fischer	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-WY	John Barrasso	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-SD	John Thune	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-KY	Mitch McConnell	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-KS	Pat Roberts	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-KY	Rand Paul	Original	Sep 15, 2014
R-ID	Mike Crapo		Sep 16, 2014
R-ID	James E. Risch		Sep 17, 2014

Actions 2

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Sep 15, 2014Introduced in Senate
Sep 15, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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Sep 15, 2014Introduced in Senate

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