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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3904 

To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers 

of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date 

of the expiration of an individual’s service as Speaker. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 16, 2014 

Mr. BARROW of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for 

former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one 

year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual’s service as Speaker. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TIMING OF AVAILABILITY OF ALLOWANCES 

4 FOR FORMER SPEAKERS. 

5 (a) 1-YEAR PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY; PERIOD TO

6 BEGIN UPON EXPIRATION OF SERVICE AS SPEAKER.— 

7 Section 8(2) of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Con8 gress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 manent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appro2 priations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–7(2)) is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘for 5 years, commencing at the expiration of the 

4 term of office of the individual as a Representative in Con5 gress’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for 1 year, com6 mencing at the expiration of the individual’s service as 

7 Speaker’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (1) USE OF OFFICE.—The first section of 

10 House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, 

11 agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into per12 manent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental 

13 Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–1(a)), is 

14 amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘the expiration of his term 

16 of office as a Representative in Congress’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘the expiration of the individual’s 

18 service as Speaker of the House of Representa19 tives’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘his incumbency in office 

21 as a Representative in Congress and as Speak22 er’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual’s incumbency 

23 in office as Speaker’’. 

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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF ALLOWANCE.—Section 2 

2 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–2) is 

3 amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘the expiration of his term 

5 of office as a Representative in Congress’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘the expiration of the individual’s 

7 service as Speaker of the House of Representa8 tives’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘his incumbency in office 

10 as a Representative in Congress and as Speak11 er’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual’s incumbency 

12 in office as Speaker’’. 

13 (3) FRANKED MAIL.—Section 4 of such House 

14 Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–4) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘the expiration of his term of office as a Representa16 tive in Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the expiration of 

17 the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of 

18 Representatives’’. 

19 (4) ADDITIONAL STAFF.—Section 5 of such 

20 House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–5) is amended— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘his incumbency in office 

22 as a Representative in Congress and as Speak23 er’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual’s incumbency 

24 in office as Speaker’’; and 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘the expiration of the term 

2 of office of the Speaker as a Representative in 

3 Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the expiration of the 

4 individual’s service as Speaker’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

7 respect to any individual who is a former Speaker of the 

8 House of Representatives at any time before, on, or after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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