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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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Pay for Printing
Act
.
Senators requirement to pay
In general
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.
Payment from MRA
The reimbursement required by paragraph (1) shall be paid out of the sponsor's Members’ Representative Allowance.
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