Pay for Printing Act

Bill: 115-s-2917
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-05-22
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Pay for Printing Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total costs of printing the resolution out of the sponsor's Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.</p> <p>It excludes from such requirement a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of the Senators.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2917 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay for Printing Act . 2. Senators requirement to pay (a) In general (1) Requirement Except as provided in subsection (b), the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution shall reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total costs of printing such a resolution, as determined by the Government Publishing Office. (2) Payment from SOPOEA The reimbursement required by paragraph (1) shall be paid out of the amounts available to the sponsor from the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account. (b) Exception This section shall not apply to a resolution that is sponsored by not less than two-thirds of the Senators, duly chosen and sworn.