Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1085
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional operations and organization

House of Representatives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires appropriations for Member's Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives that remain at the end of the fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction. The Member's Representational Allowance is the budget authorized for each Member of Congress in support of the conduct of official and representational duties.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1085 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Davidson of Ohio , and Mr. Chabot ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act . 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Definition As used in this Act, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. (c) Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.