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PAYSTUB Act

3/12/2024, 1:54 AM

Summary of Bill S 304

The PAYSTUB Act, also known as Bill 118 s 304, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The main purpose of this bill is to require employers to provide detailed pay stubs to their employees on a regular basis.

Under the PAYSTUB Act, employers would be required to provide pay stubs to their employees for each pay period. These pay stubs would need to include information such as the employee's gross wages, deductions for taxes and other withholdings, and net pay. Additionally, the pay stubs would need to clearly outline the hours worked by the employee and their rate of pay.

The bill also includes provisions to protect employees from retaliation by their employers for requesting pay stubs or reporting violations of the act. Employers who fail to comply with the requirements of the PAYSTUB Act could face penalties and fines. Overall, the PAYSTUB Act aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the payment of wages to employees. By requiring employers to provide detailed pay stubs, the bill seeks to empower workers to understand and verify that they are being paid fairly and accurately for their work.

Congressional Summary of S 304

Presidential Accountability for Yearly Submission of The United States' Budget Act or the PAYSTUB Act

This bill restricts the use of federal funds for the salaries or expenses of political employees if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law.

Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for a political employee's salary or expenses for service by the employee during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.

On the earliest possible date after the President's budget is submitted, political employees whose salaries or expenses were not paid for service during a period in which the President's budget had not yet been submitted must be paid for that period.

Current Status of Bill S 304

Bill S 304 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 7, 2023. Bill S 304 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on February 7, 2023.  Bill S 304's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. as of February 7, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 304

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 304

Primary Policy Focus

Economics and Public Finance

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 304

PAYSTUB Act
PAYSTUB Act
Presidential Accountability for Yearly Submission of The United States’ Budget Act
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for the salaries or expenses of political employees if the President's annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.

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