Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Staff Salary Schedule Improvement Act amends section 116(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002. Current law refers to the usual day for paying House salaries. The bill adds an exception for the next House payroll system upgrade. If the Committee on House Administration directs, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay salaries in or under the House of Representatives twice per month, or on another schedule that the Committee promulgates by regulation. The bill therefore creates authority for semi-monthly or otherwise revised House payroll timing, but only after a payroll system upgrade and only if the House Administration Committee directs the change.
Who Benefits and How
House staff benefit if a twice-monthly or revised salary schedule improves household cash flow compared with the existing schedule. Member offices and House employing offices benefit from payroll timing that can better match staff needs after a system upgrade. The Chief Administrative Officer benefits from explicit authority to implement a new schedule if the Committee directs it. The Committee on House Administration benefits from regulatory control over payroll timing.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Chief Administrative Officer must adapt payroll systems, payroll operations, and staff guidance if the Committee directs a new schedule. The Committee on House Administration must decide whether to promulgate regulations and what schedule to authorize. House payroll staff must manage transition, testing, communications, and error correction. House employing offices and staff may need to adjust budgeting, deductions, benefits timing, and direct-deposit expectations during the transition.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes House salary payments twice per month after the next House payroll system upgrade if directed by the Committee on House Administration.
- Allows the Committee on House Administration to promulgate another salary schedule by regulation.
- Requires implementation through the Chief Administrative Officer payroll process.
- Preserves the current usual-payday rule unless the upgrade and committee direction conditions are met.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows the House Chief Administrative Officer, when the House next upgrades its payroll system and if directed by the Committee on House Administration, to pay House salaries twice per month or on another schedule set by committee regulation.
Key Policy Areas
Congress, Payroll, Legislative Branch, House Administration
Primary Purpose
Allows the House Chief Administrative Officer, when the House next upgrades its payroll system and if directed by the Committee on House Administration, to pay House salaries twice per month or on another schedule set by committee regulation.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- House staff
- Member offices
- House employing offices
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Committee on House Administration
Identified Costs
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Committee on House Administration
- House payroll staff
- House employing offices
- House staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. …
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "CAO"
- → Chief Administrative Officer of the House
- "Committee"
- → Committee on House Administration
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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