3.0.0 147 2023-01-11T13:29:15Z 2023-01-11T13:29:15Z House HR 2015-01-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JONES:H.R. 147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 5, of the U.S. Constitutionwhich grants Congress the authority to determine the rules ofits own proceedings, and Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to makerules for the government and regulation of the armed forces.[Page H48]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-06T17:02:25Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 114 1735 HR 2015-10-22 Vetoed by President. Related bill CRS 2015-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government information and archives Members of Congress Military facilities and property Transportation costs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-06 Introduced in House 2015-02-04T17:40:32Z Congressional Foreign Travel Cost Disclosure Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to determine and disclose transportation costs incurred by DOD for congressional trips outside of the United States. The costs must be disclosed to the Member, officer, or employee involved; the House or Senate Armed Services Committees, and on DOD's public website. This disclosure requirement does not apply to trips with the sole purpose of visiting U.S. military installations or U.S. military personnel in a war zone.

]]> Congressional Foreign Travel Cost Disclosure Act Display Title Congressional Foreign Travel Cost Disclosure Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Defense to determine and disclose the cost of any transportation provided by the Secretary to Members, officers, or employees of the House of Representatives or Senate who are carrying out official duties outside the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Congressional Foreign Travel Cost Disclosure Act Introduced in House 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr147ih/xml/BILLS-114hr147ih.xml 2015-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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.