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H.R. 2117 106th Congress House

To require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after all payments are made from such Allowances…

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Official title: To require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

Introduced: June 9, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 9, 1999
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 9, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1200)
Jun 9, 1999
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires any amounts appropriated for a representational allowance for a Member of the House of Representatives which remain after all payments are made under such allowance to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, for a session of Congress or other period for which there is no Federal budget deficit, to reduce the Federal debt.

Requires the Committee on Appropriations of the House to include in its report accompanying the annual appropriations bill for the legislative branch a statement of such amount deposited for the preceding calendar year with respect to each Member of the House and the total deposited with respect to all Members.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2117: To require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2117/
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"H.R. 2117: To require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2117/.
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H.R. 2117, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2117/.
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[H.R. 2117: To require any amounts appropriated for Members' Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2117/)
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