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H.R. 3053 105th Congress House

New Member Transition Act of 1997

Official title: To provide for the transition for new Members of the House of Representatives.

Introduced: November 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Freshmen Members of CongressGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome taxMembers of Congress (House)Personal income taxPostage stampsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax exclusionTaxationTelegraphTelephoneTransportation and Public WorksTravel costs
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 Latest action November 13, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Member Transition Act of 1997 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 to provide that certain allowances of the House of Representatives, including for postage stamps, stationery, telephone, and telegraph, shall be for the 12-month period beginning December 1. Provides that for a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives: (1) the allowance for the first year of the new Congress shall be available for the period beginning December 1 of the year preceding the beginning of the new Congress, if no challenge to the election has been filed within a specified period; and (2) such Member shall receive on that date one-twelfth the annual salary for a House Member as an allowance or for moving costs.

Requires an incumbent House Member who has not been reelected to vacate the Member's official office space by December 1.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 25, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 13, 1998
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 13, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 13, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3053: New Member Transition Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3053/
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"H.R. 3053: New Member Transition Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3053/.
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