[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4825 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4825


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2010

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To direct unused appropriations for Members' Representational 
    Allowances 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 2011 and each succeeding fiscal year.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.