H.R. 1752: To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-26 · Congress · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 282 - 144 (Roll no. 681).

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 681 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1752 (2009-07-30), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 282 - 144 (Roll no. 681). (final step reached)
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Official title

To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

Plain summary

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 to authorize the Committee on House Administration, by regulation, to provide for the payment of salaries with respect to a month on a date other than the date provided under the Act as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting practices. (Currently, the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives is the last day of each month; except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House pays such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.)

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Official text

To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1752, A bill to provide that the usual day for paying of salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration, and for other purposes (2009-06-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1752, A bill to provide that the usual day for paying of salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration, and for other purposes (2009-06-15)

Recorded votes

House roll call 681 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1752 (2009-07-30): Failed

Words on this page, explained (3)

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.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1752.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1752 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111