[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 267 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 267

To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at 
the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce 
               the Federal debt, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2005

   Mr. Camp introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at 
the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce 
               the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

    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 the Members' Representational Allowance of a 
Member of the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain 
after all payments are made under such Allowance 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 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.

    After each session of Congress or other period for which the 
Members' Representational Allowance is made available, there shall be 
published in the Congressional Record a statement showing, with respect 
to such session or period, the amount deposited with respect to each 
Member under section 1 and the total deposited with respect to all 
Members.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

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

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``Member of the House of 
Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress.
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