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HR 1085 116th Congress House

Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act

Official title: To require any amounts remaining in Members' Representational Allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtCongressional operations and organizationHouse of RepresentativesMembers of Congress
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 7, 2019
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 Latest action February 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act

This bill requires appropriations for Member's Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives that remain at the end of the fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction. The Member's Representational Allowance is the budget authorized for each Member of Congress in support of the conduct of official and representational duties.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7611 Related bill Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 7, 2019
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Feb 7, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 7, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Feb 7, 2019
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1085: Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1085/
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