H.R.5493: To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration. 5/6/2008--Passed Senate amended.    (There are 3 other summaries) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 to authorize the Committee on House Administration, by regulation, to provide for the payment of salaries with respect to a month on a date other than the date provided under the Act as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting practices. (Currently, the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives is the last day of each month; except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House pays such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.) Makes technical amendments to the federal criminal code with respect to the one-year [...]

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