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H.R. 80 105th Congress House

To require the return of excess amounts from the representational allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.

Introduced: February 26, 1997 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional allowancesDeficit reductionEconomics and Public FinanceMembers of Congress (House)
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Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Jan 7, 1997
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 Latest action January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that any amount remaining unobligated in the Representational Allowance of any Member of the House of Representatives at the end of the session of Congress or other period for which the allowance is made available shall be returned to the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 2
QUINN, JACK
· Jan 27, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 1, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Mar 18, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 26, 1997
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 26, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 26, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 13, 1997
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 4, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 4, 1997
GOSS, PORTER
· Jan 21, 1997
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jan 21, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 80: To require the return of excess amounts from the representational allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-80/
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"H.R. 80: To require the return of excess amounts from the representational allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-80/.
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H.R. 80, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-80/.
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