H.R. 5972: United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-06 · Congress · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Plain summary

United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 - Makes technical amendments to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 with respect to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the Capitol Police. Repeals requirements that the Comptroller General be involved in the process of hiring and evaluating the CAO. (Thus, grants such authority solely to the Chief of the Capitol Police.) Transfers the CAO's authority to the Chief of Police over the personnel of the Capitol Police Office of Administration. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 to terminate the Chief of Police's authority at the end of FY2012 to make advance payments for U.S. Capitol Police obligations for subscription services. Establishes a General Counsel to the Chief of Police and the U.S. Capitol Police. Prohibits lump sum payments to terminated U.S. Capitol Police officers or employees for unused compensatory time, except as permitted under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Specifies conditions under which the Chief of Police may provide overtime compensation for officers and employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 to authorize the Chief of Police to suspend Capitol Police employees with or without pay.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5972, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (2008-05-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5972, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (2008-05-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5972, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (2008-05-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5972, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (2008-05-08)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr5972.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5972 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110