US Congress House Bill 5037 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 26 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000. (Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.

District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

2016-09-22 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 413 N: 1 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-22 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 413 N: 1 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-26	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2016-09-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 555). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5666)
2016-09-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5858)
2016-09-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5037.
2016-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5666)
2016-09-20	House	Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-09-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.
2016-09-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-764.
2016-07-12	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-07-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2016-04-21	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E568)
2016-04-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5037/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5037/BILLS-114hr5037ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5037/BILLS-114hr5037rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5037/BILLS-114hr5037eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016555