To repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 115-hr-1855
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-03
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: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill repeals specified authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2017 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Massie ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives.

1. Repeal of authorizations for former Speakers (a) Repeal of authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff The first section and sections 2, 4, 5, and 8 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law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) ( 2 U.S.C. 5125(a) , 5126, 5127, 5128, and 5129) are repealed. (b) Conforming Amendment Subsection (b) of the first section of Public Law 93–532 ( 2 U.S.C. 5125(b) ) is repealed. (c) 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.