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House Bill 1085
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act
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Introduced in House on Feb 7, 2019
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H. R. 1085 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1085


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 7, 2019

Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act”.

SEC. 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).

(b) Definition.—As used in this Act, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(c) Effective date.—This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.