To provide authority to compensate Federal employees for the 2-day period in which authority to make expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund lapsed, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4786
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2010-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: 
Declares that any federal employees furloughed as a result of the lapse in expenditure authority from the Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2010, through March 2, 2010, shall be compensated for the period of that lapse at their standard rates of compensation.
 
Ratifies and approves all actions taken by federal employees, contractors, and grantees during that period of lapse to: (1) maintain the essential level of government operations, services, and activities to protect life and property; and (2) bring about orderly termination of government functions.
 
Requires that funds used by the Secretary of Transportation to compensate such employees be derived from funds previously authorized out of the Highway Trust Fund and made available or limited to the Department of Transportation by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. Deems this Act to be a section of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the last amendment to such Resolution.

action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Declares that any federal employees furloughed as a result of the lapse in expenditure authority from the Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2010, through March 2, 2010, shall be compensated for the period of that lapse at their standard rates of compensation.
 
Ratifies and approves all actions taken by federal employees, contractors, and grantees during that period of lapse to: (1) maintain the essential level of government operations, services, and activities to protect life and property; and (2) bring about orderly termination of government functions.
 
Requires that funds used by the Secretary of Transportation to compensate such employees be derived from funds previously authorized out of the Highway Trust Fund and made available or limited to the Department of Transportation by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. Deems this Act to be a section of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the last amendment to such Resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1226-1227)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1226-1227)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4786.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1226-1228)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-03-09
text: Introduced in House