Former Presidents Amendment Act

Bill: 115-hr-2298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2017-05-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Postal service

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Former Presidents Amendment Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to provide that former Presidents may not receive government funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail.</p> <p>Any unobligated amounts available for office space or staff of former Presidents are rescinded. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2017 Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to provide that former Presidents may not receive Government funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Former Presidents Amendment Act . 2. Prohibition on office space, office staff, and free use of the mail for former Presidents (a) Office space and staff (1) In general The Act entitled An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing privileges to former Presidents of the United States, and for other purposes , approved August 25, 1958 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended— (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (B) in subsection (g), by striking and travel . (2) Rescission Any unobligated amounts available for office space or staff of former Presidents, including amounts made available under General Services Administration—Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents , are rescinded. (b) Mail (1) In general Section 3214 of title 39, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 32 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 3214. (c) Application This section shall take effect on October 1, 2018.