PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Became Public Law No: 110-423.
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Version 49 · Public Law · Oct 15, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that executive agency employees who receive their pay by electronic funds transfer are given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically.
People & committees
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R–NC
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 110-423.
Became Public Law No: 110-423.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cleared for White House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10184)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10184)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1073.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7218)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7218)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Foxx 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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6073.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7218)
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-780.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-780.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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