HR 297
112th Congress
House
Congress
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional operations and organization
Members of Congress
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: January 18, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 18, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year 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.
Requires publication in the Congressional Record, after each session of Congress or other period for which the Members' Representational Allowance is made available, of a statement showing, for such session or period, the amount deposited for each such Member and the total deposited for all Members.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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