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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2544" measure-id="id116hr2544" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-05-07" update-date="2019-09-23">
<title>To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2544v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-09-23">
<action-date>2019-05-07</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill provides statutory authority for federal agencies to provide services for paying or reimbursing employees for official travel expenses during a lapse in appropriations for the federal government. Specifically, the bill designates the services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act. </p>]]></summary-text>
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