[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1273 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1273

    To require any amounts remaining in a Member's Representational 
 Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury 
     and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2005

  Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Kirk) introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require any amounts remaining in a Member's Representational 
 Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury 
     and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL 
              ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE 
              THE FEDERAL DEBT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the 
House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all 
payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited 
in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case 
of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such 
amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the 
Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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