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To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the…

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To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the heads of designated Federal agencies to use up to 50 percent of unobligated funds for administrative expenses for bonuses to personnel, with the remainder to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to designate such agencies and to report annually to the Congress on the effectiveness of this Act in reducing the deficit.

What's happening now January 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 21, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 29: To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-29/
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"H.R. 29: To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-29/.
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H.R. 29, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-29/.
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[H.R. 29: To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-29/)
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