[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3077 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3077

     To require any amounts remaining in Members' Representational 
Allowances 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

                             July 15, 2015

   Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Tiberi, and Ms. Duckworth) 
 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 Members' Representational 
Allowances 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Giveback Deficit Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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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