Title: Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Travel Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Travel Act
This resolution requires Members of Congress who use their Representational Allowance to pay for official travel expenses to disclose the purpose of, and other information about, the travel. The Representational Allowance provides funds to Members for operating their offices and carrying out their official and representational duties.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1211

   Requiring Members of the House of Representatives whose Members' 
    Representational Allowance is used to pay expenses incurred for 
  official travel to provide the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
 House of Representatives with detailed information on the travel, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2022

     Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. Crow) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Requiring Members of the House of Representatives whose Members' 
    Representational Allowance is used to pay expenses incurred for 
  official travel to provide the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
 House of Representatives with detailed information on the travel, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded 
Travel Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEMBERS WHOSE MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE IS 
              USED FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO PROVIDE DETAILED TRAVEL 
              INFORMATION TO CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

    (a) Information Required.--If the Members' Representational 
Allowance for the office of a Member of the House of Representatives is 
used to pay expenses incurred for official travel, the Member shall 
provide the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives with the following information with respect to the 
travel:
            (1) The identification of the individual who incurred the 
        expenses.
            (2) The date on which the expenses were incurred.
            (3) The location at which the expenses were incurred.
            (4) The identification of each recipient of a payment for 
        the expenses.
            (5) The nature of the official and representational duties 
        which were carried out while the individual engaged in the 
        travel.
    (b) Inclusion in Quarterly Disbursement Reports.--The Chief 
Administrative Officer shall include the information provided under 
subsection (a) in the quarterly statement of disbursements of the 
House.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
expenses incurred on or after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution.
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