Committee rejects amendment to Ticket Act that would limit access to Treasury payment systems

Feb 5, 2025

An amendment aiming to bar certain individuals from accessing Treasury’s central payment system — proposed in the markup as a response to private-sector interference in federal systems — failed on a 15-13 roll call after heated debate over jurisdiction and implementation.

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A committee amendment that would have made certain access to the Department of the Treasury’s central payment system a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act failed in the Senate Commerce markup on a roll call of 15 noes to 13 yeas.

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