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H.R. 2298 115th Congress House

Former Presidents Amendment Act

Official title: To amend the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to provide that former Presidents may not receive Government funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPostal servicePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTransportation costs
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May 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 2, 2017
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 Latest action May 2, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Former Presidents Amendment Act

This bill amends the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to provide that former Presidents may not receive government funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail.

Any unobligated amounts available for office space or staff of former Presidents are rescinded.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2298: Former Presidents Amendment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2298/
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"H.R. 2298: Former Presidents Amendment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2298/.
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H.R. 2298, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2298/.
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