S. 2917 115th Congress Senate

Pay for Printing Act

Official title: A bill to require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions.

Introduced: May 22, 2018 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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May 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

May 22, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay for Printing Act

This bill requires the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total costs of printing the resolution out of the sponsor's Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.

It excludes from such requirement a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of the Senators.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2917: Pay for Printing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2917/

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