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HR 1465 116th Congress House

No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act

Official title: To require the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day in which a Government shutdown is in effect, to prohibit t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day in which a Government shutdown is in effect, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of the House of Representatives during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Feb 28, 2019
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 Latest action February 28, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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

No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act or the No Flights Act

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day during a government shutdown, including weekends and legal public holidays.

Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7136 Reintroduced Bill No Flights Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1465: No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1465/
MLA
"H.R. 1465: No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1465/.
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H.R. 1465, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1465/.
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