Intern Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6956
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2018-09-27
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Congressional operations and organization

Employment and training programs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

House of Representatives

Temporary and part-time employment

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Intern Opportunity Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits each Member of the House of Representatives to use the Members' Representational Allowance to employ up to four paid interns without affecting the number of other employees whom the Member may employ under such allowance.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6956 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2018 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Bacon , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Welch , Mr. Crist , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Evans , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Deutch , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit the office of a Member of the House of Representatives to employ up to 4 paid interns under the office’s Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting the number of other employees whom the office may employ under such Allowance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intern Opportunity Act . 2. Permitting use of Members’ Representational Allowance to employ up to 4 paid interns without affecting number of other employees (a) In general Section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5321(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking not more than 18 permanent employees and and inserting not more than 18 permanent employees, not more than 4 interns, and ; and (2) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year.