[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1222 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1222

To require that travel awards that accrue by reason of official travel 
 of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives be 
               used only with respect to official travel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 1995

 Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
 Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. 
   Castle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To require that travel awards that accrue by reason of official travel 
 of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives be 
               used only with respect to official travel.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Frequent Flier Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF TRAVEL AWARDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule, 
regulation, or other authority, any travel award that accrues by reason 
of official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives may be used only with respect to official travel.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``travel award'' means any frequent flier 
        mileage, free travel, discounted travel, or other travel 
        benefit, whether awarded by coupon, membership, or otherwise; 
        and
            (2) the term ``official travel'' means, with respect to the 
        House of Representatives, travel performed for the conduct of 
        official business of the House of Representatives.
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