Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Couches for Con-
gress Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES FROM USING OFFICES FOR 
PERSONAL OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS; 
REQUIRING 
ETHICS 
COMMITTEE 
TO 
RE-
SPOND TO COMPLAINTS FILED BY MEMBERS. 
(a) PROHIBITING MEMBERS FROM USING OFFICES 
FOR PERSONAL OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS.—Rule 
XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause 18 as clause 19; 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause 17 the following 
new clause: 
‘‘18. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
may not use the Member’s, Delegate’s, or Resident Com-
missioner’s office for personal overnight accommodations, 
and may not use official resources of the House, including 
employees of the House, to support the use of such office 
for such purpose.’’. 
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(b) REQUIRING HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE TO RE-
SPOND TO COMPLAINTS FILED BY MEMBERS.—Clause 
3(b)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Represent-
atives is amended by striking the period at the end of the 
first sentence in the matter following subdivision (C) and 
inserting the following: ‘‘, and, in the case of a complaint 
from a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, 
shall promptly transmit to such Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner a written response containing an 
explanation for the delay in disposing of the complaint and 
the results of any investigation of the complaint.’’. 
(c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—The pro-
visions of this section are enacted— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives, and as such they shall 
be considered as part of the rules of the House, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the House of Representatives to change 
such rules (so far as relating to the House) at any 
time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of the House. 
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SEC. 3. REINSTATING LIMITED DEDUCTION FOR LIVING EX-
PENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section 
162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘for income tax purposes’’ the following: 
‘‘in any amount in the case of a Senator or in excess of 
$3,000 in the case of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to 
the Congress’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 162 of such 
Code is amended by redesignating subsection (s) as sub-
section (t) and by inserting after subsection (r) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(s) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of a tax-
able year beginning after 2018, the $3,000 amount in sub-
section (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
‘calendar year 1954’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
If any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a 
multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
lowest multiple of $50.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
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