3.0.0 5336 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z House HR 2016-05-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina:H.R. 5336.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Powersvested by this Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3295]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2016-05-26T13:00:32Z 2016-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 N Congress Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Government information and archives House Committee on House Administration House of Representatives Members of Congress Transportation costs Travel and tourism Congress 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in House 2016-06-07T16:09:54Z Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016

This bill requires each Member of the House of Representatives to post on the Member's official public website, and to furnish to the Committee on House Administration:

  • a description of each trip taken by the Member for which transportation, lodging, or related expenses were paid by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, or an office of the House; and
  • the amounts paid by DOD, State, or the office for such expenses.

These reporting requirements shall not apply with respect to a trip taken by a Member for which expenses were paid by that Member's Representational Allowance.

The Committee on House Administration shall maintain on its official public website a clearinghouse of all of the travel and expenses information furnished to the Committee by all House members.

In the case of a trip taken by a Member of the House for which DOD or the State Department pays transportation, lodging, or related expenses, the respective department shall:

  • determine the costs of the transportation, lodging, and related expenses paid; and
  • furnish the Member with a written statement of those expenses within 10 days after completion of the trip.

The respective department may waive the written statement of expenses requirement if furnishing the statement may affect national security.

]]> Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 Display Title Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require Members of the House of Representatives to post information on their official public websites on the costs of trips taken by Members for which expenses were paid by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or other offices of the House of Representatives, to direct the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives to maintain an online clearinghouse on its official public website of all such information for all Members, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5336ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5336ih.xml 2016-05-26 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.