[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 77

To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use their unspent 
        official allowances for reduction of the national debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

   Mr. Bartlett of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
 McHugh, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Canady,  Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
 Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Harman, Mr. Goss, 
Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn,  Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilchrest,  Mr. Roberts,  Mr. 
Rohrabacher,  Mr. Hancock,  Mr. Istook,  Mr. Knollenberg,  Mr. Castle,  
  Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Horn,  Mr. Goodlatte,  Mr. Smith of New 
  Jersey, Mr. Saxton,  Mr. Spence,  Mr. Schiff,  Mr. Doolittle,  Mr. 
Baker of Louisiana,  Mr. Chrysler,  Mr. Bachus,  Mr. Crapo,  Ms. Pryce, 
  Mr. Gekas,  Mr. Portman,  Mr. Torkildsen,  Mr. Kim,  Mr. Greenwood,  
  Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Cox) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use their unspent 
        official allowances for reduction of the national debt.

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

SECTION 1. UNSPENT AMOUNTS FROM ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR NATIONAL DEBT 
              REDUCTION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent that an 
allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives is not otherwise 
used for a purpose specified by law or other authority, such allowance 
shall be available to the Member for reduction of the national debt.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress; and
            (2) the term ``allowance'' means, with respect to a Member 
        of the House of Representatives, the official expenses 
        allowance, the clerk hire allowance, the official mail 
        allowance, or any other official allowance of the Member.
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