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H.R. 6608 110th Congress House

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 2008

Official title: To provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 11, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 11, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to without objection. (text: CR 09/09/2008 H7897-7899)
Sep 11, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to without objection.(text: CR 09/09/2008 H7897-7899)
Sep 11, 2008
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Lewis of Georgia asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays be vacated with respect to the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6608 to the end that the motion be considered as adopted in the form considered by the House on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. (consideration: CR H8038-8039)
Sep 9, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Sep 9, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6608.
Sep 9, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7897-7899)
Sep 9, 2008
Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 9, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
Sep 9, 2008
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct discharged.
Sep 9, 2008
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-832, Part I.
Jul 30, 2008
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 30, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 12, 2008

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act - Requires the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives to pay an eligible House employee, who is also a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, for each active duty month the amount by which the employee's regular compensation from the House would have exceeded (if at all) the total monthly military compensation paid to the employee for the active duty month by the Secretary of Defense.

Limits employee eligibility for such adjusted compensation to those employed by the House each day of the 90 days ending on the day on which the employee reports for active duty under an involuntary mobilization order.

Requires the CAO to reduce the amount of any payment to such employee for an active duty month by the amount of any pay and allowances received by the individual from any other source as replacement of lost income.

Prohibits the CAO from making a required payment under this Act unless the payment, taking into account any reduction, is at least $50.

Authorizes appropriations.

Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to declare that nothing in such Rule may be construed to prohibit the disbursement or receipt of any payment authorized under this Act.

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 to declare that nothing in the Act may be construed to prohibit the CAO from paying a gratuity to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of a House employee who dies during an active duty month.

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