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HR 3127 112th 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: October 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 6, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits payment of death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

What's happening now October 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 408 Related bill Spending Reduction Act of 2011
  • S 178 Related bill Spending Reduction Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
BRADY, KEVIN
· Nov 2, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 6, 2011
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 6, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3127: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3127/
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