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.

Bill: 113-hr-3904
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional leadership

Congressional operations and organization

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

House of Representatives

Members of Congress

Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 to reduce from five years to one year the period of availability to former Speakers of the House of Representatives of entitlements to use of office, allowance, franked mail, and additional staff to facilitate the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his or her incumbency as Speaker.</p> <p>Starts the one-year period on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker (currently, at the expiration of the individual's term of office as a Representative in Congress).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3904 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. Timing of availability of allowances for former Speakers (a) 1-Year Period of Availability; Period To Begin Upon Expiration of Service as Speaker Section 8(2) of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) ( 2 U.S.C. 31b–7(2) ) is amended by striking for 5 years, commencing at the expiration of the term of office of the individual as a Representative in Congress and inserting the following: for 1 year, commencing at the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker . (b) Conforming Amendments (1) Use of office The first section of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) ( 2 U.S.C. 31b–1(a) ), is amended— (A) by striking the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress and inserting the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives ; and (B) by striking his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker and inserting the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker . (2) Availability of allowance Section 2 of such House Resolution ( 2 U.S.C. 31b–2 ) is amended— (A) by striking the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress and inserting the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives ; and (B) by striking his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker and inserting the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker . (3) Franked mail Section 4 of such House Resolution ( 2 U.S.C. 31b–4 ) is amended by striking the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress and inserting the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives . (4) Additional staff Section 5 of such House Resolution ( 2 U.S.C. 31b–5 ) is amended— (A) by striking his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker and inserting the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker ; and (B) by striking the expiration of the term of office of the Speaker as a Representative in Congress and inserting the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker . 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any individual who is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives at any time before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.