H.Res. 581: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding rates of compensation for civilian employees and members of the uniformed services of the United States.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 104 (2004): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES581 (2004-03-31), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding rates of compensation for civilian employees and members of the uniformed services of the United States.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) compensation for civilian employees and members of the uniformed services of the United States must be sufficient to support critical efforts to recruit, retain, and reward quality people in Government service; and (2) to help achieve this objective, in FY 2005, compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed services.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding rates of compensation for civilian employees and members of the uniformed services of the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · 22 cosponsors

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK)

Recorded votes

House roll call 104 (2004): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES581 (2004-03-31): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres581.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hres581 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108