[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1085 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1085

     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

                            February 7, 2019

 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
 Biggs, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, and Mr. Chabot) 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 ``Give it Back to the Taxpayers 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) 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.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal 
year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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