I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1465 
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 Govern-
ment shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. O’HALLERAN introduced the following bill; which was 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
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 Govern-
ment shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Outbound Flights 
for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act’’ or 
the ‘‘No Flights Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING SPEAKER TO CONVENE SESSION OF 
HOUSE DURING SHUTDOWN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—On each day on which a Gov-
ernment shutdown is in effect, including weekends and 
legal public holidays, the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall convene a session of the House. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—This 
section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives, and as such it is 
deemed a part of the rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and it supersedes other rules only to 
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the House of Representatives to change the 
rules (so far as relating to the procedure of 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. PROHIBITING MEMBER OFFICIAL TRAVEL DURING 
SHUTDOWN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no appropriated funds, including official funds of the 
House of Representatives or funds available under any 
Federal law, rule, or regulation, may be used to pay for 
the costs of official travel by a Member of the House of 
Representatives during any period in which a Government 
shutdown is in effect. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR TRAVEL BY MEMBER TO WASH-
INGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.—Subsection (a) does not 
apply with respect to travel by a Member of the House 
of Representatives to the Washington Metropolitan Area. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Washington Metropolitan Area’’ 
means the District of Columbia, the Counties of 
Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and 
the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and 
Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria and 
Falls Church in Virginia. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown 
shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in 
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appropriations for any Federal agency or department as 
a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill 
or continuing resolution. 
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