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HR 1263 106th Congress House

Federal Employee Right to Know Payroll Act

Official title: To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal employees on each paycheck the Government's share of taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal employees on each paycheck the Government's share of taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insurance of the employee, and the Government's total payroll allocation for the employee.

Introduced: March 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Right to Know Payroll Act - Requires each Federal agency, after December 31, 2000, to include on each paycheck to an employee, information on: (1) the total amount of excise tax imposed with respect to the employee, during the period covered by the paycheck, on the agency for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (FICA tax) and for Hospital Insurance (Medicare tax); and (2) the agency's estimated total payroll allocation for the employee for the period.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Sanford, Mark
· Mar 24, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 24, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1263: Federal Employee Right to Know Payroll Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1263/
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"H.R. 1263: Federal Employee Right to Know Payroll Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1263/.
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H.R. 1263, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1263/.
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