To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 117-hr-9416
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-02
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides a monthly allowance for housing in the Washington metropolitan area to Members who are serving in the House of Representatives.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9416 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2022 Mr. Perlmutter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives.

1. Housing allowance for Members of House of Representatives (a) Establishment of allowance There is established in the House of Representatives an allowance which shall be available to pay a housing stipend of $2,500 to each eligible Member of the House of Representatives for each month in which the Member serves in the House. (b) Conditions A Member is eligible to receive a stipend under this section if the Member submits to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives an application which includes— (1) a statement that the Member will not use the Member’s office for personal overnight accommodations on an ongoing basis; and (2) such other information and assurances as the Chief Administrative Officer considers appropriate. (c) Use A Member shall use a stipend received under this section to obtain housing in the Washington metropolitan area. (d) Regulations This section shall be carried out in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration. (e) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Member of the House of Representatives includes a 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.