Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1293) to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1293 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) In General.--Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e)(1)(A) Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to each House of Congress a report on the operation of this section during the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year. ``(B) Not later than December 31 of each calendar year, each agency (as defined by section 7103(a)(3)) shall furnish to the Office of Personnel Management the information which such Office requires, with respect to such agency, for purposes of the report which is next due under subparagraph (A). ``(2) Each report by the Office of Personnel Management under this subsection shall include, with respect to the fiscal year described in paragraph (1)(A), at least the following information: ``(A) The total amount of official time granted to employees.…”