Skip to main content
HR 6526 111th Congress House Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Members of Congress

To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

Introduced: December 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Dec 15, 2010
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits payments from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of a Congress to which the Member has been elected.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to such a Member.

What's happening now December 15, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 15, 2010
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6526: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6526/
MLA
"H.R. 6526: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6526/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6526, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6526/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6526: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6526/)
Report a problem