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118th CONGRESS1st Session

H. R. 6730

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 12, 2023

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Perry, Mr. Norman, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Emmer, and Mr. Reschenthaler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Oversight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To rescind amounts made available for the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Eliminate Congressional Slush Funds Act

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2.

Rescission of amounts appropriated for Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

(a)

Rescission

The total amount of unobligated funds made available by section 101(e) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund are hereby permanently rescinded.(b)

Classification of budgetary effects

The budgetary effects of subsection (a) shall not count for purposes of section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or allocation pursuant to section 302(a) or 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.