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HR 6956 115th Congress House Congress Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management House of Representatives Temporary and part-time employment Wages and earnings

Intern Opportunity Act

Introduced: September 27, 2018 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 27, 2018
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Intern Opportunity Act

This bill permits each Member of the House of Representatives to use the Members' Representational Allowance to employ up to four paid interns without affecting the number of other employees whom the Member may employ under such allowance.

What's happening now September 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 27, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 27, 2018
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 27, 2018
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Valadao, David G.
California · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6956: Intern Opportunity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6956/
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"H.R. 6956: Intern Opportunity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6956/.
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H.R. 6956, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6956/.
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