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S 2809 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Wages and earnings

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

Introduced: September 15, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now September 15, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 17, 2014
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 16, 2014
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 15, 2014
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 15, 2014
FLAKE, JEFF
· Sep 15, 2014
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 15, 2014
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Sep 15, 2014
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 15, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2809: A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2809/
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"S. 2809: A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2809/.
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S. 2809, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2809/.
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