[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1333 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1333

   To require that excess funds provided for official allowances of 
    Members of the House of Representatives be dedicated to deficit 
                               reduction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require that excess funds provided for official allowances of 
    Members of the House of Representatives be dedicated to deficit 
                               reduction.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT EXCESS FUNDS PROVIDED FOR OFFICIAL 
              ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE 
              DEDICATED TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.

    Of the funds made available in any appropriation Act for fiscal 
year 1995 or any succeeding fiscal year for the official expenses 
allowance, the clerk hire allowance, or the official mail allowance of 
a Member of the House of Representatives, any amount that remains 
unobligated at the end of such fiscal year shall be transferred to the 
Deficit Reduction Fund established by Executive Order 12858 (58 Fed. 
Reg. 42185). Any amount so transferred shall be in addition to the 
amounts specified in section 2(b) of such order, but shall be subject 
to the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 2(c) and 3 of 
such order.
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