S. 3519 – Pay for Printing Act

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.

September 10, 2012

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August 2, 2012

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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

August 2, 2012

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.

September 10, 2012

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Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Aug 2, 2012

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. I now ask for a second reading, but in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule…

Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Sep 10, 2012

Mr. President, I understand that S. 3519 is at the desk and due for a second reading. I would object to any further proceedings with respect to the bill.

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued September 10, 2012

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Calendar No. 501

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3519

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 2, 2012

Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Toomey) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

September 10, 2012

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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 Printing Office for the total costs of printing such a resolution as determined by the Government Printing Office.

(2)

Payment from MRA

The reimbursement required by paragraph (1) shall be paid out of the sponsor's Members’ Representative Allowance.

(b)

Exception

This section shall not apply to a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of Senators, duly chosen and sworn.

September 10, 2012

Read the second time and placed on the calendar