To prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect.

Bill: 116-hr-793
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-25
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional operations and organization

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2019 Mr. Buck introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect.

1. Prohibiting Member official travel during shutdown (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), no appropriated funds, including official funds of the House of Representatives, official funds of the Senate, or funds available under any Federal law, rule, or regulation, may be used to pay for the costs of travel by a Member of Congress during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect. (b) Exception for travel by Member to Washington Metropolitan Area Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to travel by a Member of Congress to the Washington Metropolitan Area. (c) Determination of Government shutdown For purposes of subsection (a), a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Member of Congress means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and (2) the term Washington Metropolitan Area means the District of Columbia, the Counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia. (e) Sense of Congress regarding need of Members To remain at work during Government shutdown It is the sense of Congress that, whenever a Government shutdown is in effect, Members of Congress should remain at work in Washington, DC until the shutdown is no longer in effect.