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HRES 558 113th Congress House Congress Aviation and airports House of Representatives Members of Congress Transportation costs Travel and tourism

Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance for the payment of the costs of first-class airline accommodations.

Introduced: April 29, 2014 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 29, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the House Committee on House Administration to promulgate revisions to the regulations governing the use of the Members' Representational Allowance to ensure that it is not used to pay the costs of first-class airline accommodations for domestic travel.

Authorizes a Member to use his or her Allowance for such a payment if he or she certifies in writing to the Committee that any of the following applies:

  • the use is necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need, as demonstrated by such documentation as the Committee may require;
  • no accommodations other than first-class are reasonably available given the timing of the travel, but only if the travel is urgent and its purpose may not be carried out on alternative dates;
  • the use is necessary because of exceptional security circumstances or other exceptional circumstances;
  • it will result in an overall cost savings by avoiding additional subsistence costs, overtime, or lost productive time while awaiting coach-class accommodations; or
  • the length of the flight is five hours or greater.
What's happening now April 29, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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