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HR 3099 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil Service pensions Electronic benefits transfers Electronic funds transfers Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Labor and Employment Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Wages

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that recipients of Federal payments have the option to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check.

Introduced: January 27, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Jan 27, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jan 27, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to require the head of a Federal agency to honor a written statement by the recipient of Federal compensation or retirement payments that the recipient does not wish to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer.

What's happening now February 2, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 11, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 27, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3099: To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that recipients of Federal payments have the option to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3099/
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"H.R. 3099: To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that recipients of Federal payments have the option to receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3099/.
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H.R. 3099, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3099/.
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