Congressional MRA Act
Official title: To require any amounts remaining in the Members' Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit re… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To require any amounts remaining in the Members' Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Congressional Money Returned to America Act or the Congressional MRA Act
This bill requires funds that were provided to House offices for the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) and remain in the MRA account after all payments for the year are made to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction.
The MRA is an allowance that Members of the House of Representatives receive each year to operate their offices. It must be used to support official and representational duties and may not be used for personal or campaign purposes.
Annual appropriations acts that fund the legislative branch have generally included a provision that requires unused amounts remaining in the MRA to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt. This bill makes this requirement permanent.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5305: Congressional MRA Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5305/
"H.R. 5305: Congressional MRA Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5305/.
H.R. 5305, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5305/.
[H.R. 5305: Congressional MRA Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5305/)