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To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 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, in fiscal years for which there is no Federal budget deficit, to reduce the Federal debt.
What's happening now January 6, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 7, 2006
INGLIS, BOB
· Oct 25, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 267: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-267/
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"H.R. 267: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-267/.
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H.R. 267, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-267/.
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[H.R. 267: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-267/)
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