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HR 3739 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

Introduced: September 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 13, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9145-9146)
Nov 13, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9145-9146)
Nov 13, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3739.
Nov 13, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9145-9148)
Nov 13, 2017
Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.
Nov 13, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-407.
Sep 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to revise provisions governing the compensation provided to a former President. Each former President shall receive from the United States: (1) an annuity of $200,000 per year; and (2) a monetary allowance of $500,000 per year for five years beginning six months after the expiration of his or her term, $350,000 per year for the next five years, and $250,000 per year thereafter.

Such annuity and allowance shall be increased each year by the same percentage as Social Security benefits.

Such allowance shall be reduced by the amount the former President's earned income exceeds $400,000.

The bill: (1) limits the office staff provided for each former President to not more than 13 individuals, and (2) requires that suitable office space for a former President be provided on a reimbursable basis.

The bill increases and provides for cost-of-living adjustments to the monetary allowance for surviving spouses of former Presidents.

What's happening now November 14, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 3, 2017
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3739: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3739/
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"H.R. 3739: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3739/.
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