3.0.0 4632 2023-01-11T13:26:29Z 2023-01-11T13:26:29Z House H HR 2014-05-09 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4632.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuantto Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Spending Clause).The Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasonedthat conditions and limitations on funds were constitutionaland within the power of Congress under the Spending Clause.Thus, conditioning the use of federal funds in order todirect appropriate spending goals and purposes areconstitutionally permissible. As the spending is national inscope and pertains to all employees in the LegislativeBranch, and the conditions are clear, the limitation isconstitutional.[Page H4059]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2014-05-09T13:01:15Z 2014-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2014-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-05-09 True R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2014-05-09 True B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2014-05-09 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2014-06-17 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 24 2014-06-19 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2014-07-11 False B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2014-07-30 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2014-09-08 False Congress Appropriations Aviation and airports Congressional officers and employees Members of Congress Transportation costs Travel and tourism Congress 00 2014-05-09 Introduced in House 2014-05-30T21:01:51Z If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014 - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the official travel of a Member of Congress or other officer or employee of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations.

Makes an exception to this prohibition for an individual if the use would be permitted for an employee of an agency subject to specified federal regulations for temporary duty (TDY) travel allowances.

]]> If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014 Display Title If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4632ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4632ih.xml 2014-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.