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To prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations…

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To prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.

Introduced: January 3, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Jan 3, 1996
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress in any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal department or agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.

What's happening now January 3, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2841: To prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2841/
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"H.R. 2841: To prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2841/.
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H.R. 2841, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2841/.
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[H.R. 2841: To prohibit use of official funds for travel outside the United States by Members of Congress during any period of lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2841/)
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