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Congressional Travel Accountability Resolution

Introduced: May 2, 1996 See on congress.gov
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May 2, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 2, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E701)
May 2, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Travel Accountability Resolution - Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add rule LIII that requires: (1) each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in the House to submit to the Clerk biannually an itemized report detailing all covered Federal travel by the Member (as a Member) and the costs associated with such travel; and (2) the Clerk to submit the information for publication in the Congressional Record.

Defines "covered Federal travel" as any travel paid from Federal funds, with the exception of travel by the Member: (1) between the Member's district and the Washington metropolitan area; (2) within the Member's district; or (3) within the Washington metropolitan area.

What's happening now May 2, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 21, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 2, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 423: Congressional Travel Accountability Resolution. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-423/
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"H. Res. 423: Congressional Travel Accountability Resolution." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-423/.
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H. Res. 423, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-423/.
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