RECAL Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2160
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-06-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

General Services Administration

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Transportation costs

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Restored, Equitable, Coronavirus Adjusted Lodging Act of 2021 or the RECAL Act</b> <b>of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA), when determining the FY2022 and FY2023 per diem reimbursement rates for locations within the Continental United States (CONUS), from setting lodging allowances below the FY2020 levels.</p> <p> CONUS per diem reimbursement rates are the maximum allowances that federal employees are reimbursed for official travel expenses. The rates consist of lodging, meals, and incidental expense allowances; the GSA sets rates annually based on data from the prior 12-month period.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2021 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from establishing per diem reimbursements rates for travel within the continental United States (commonly known as CONUS ) for certain fiscal years below a certain level, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restored, Equitable, Coronavirus Adjusted Lodging Act of 2021 or the RECAL Act of 2021 . 2. Continental United States (CONUS) per diem reimbursement rates Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in establishing the per diem reimbursement rates for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 pursuant to sections 5702 and 5707 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator of General Services may not establish a lodging allowance rate for any location within the continental United States at a level that is less than the standard rate or non-standard area rate set pursuant to the GSA Per Diem Bulletin FTR 20–01, dated August 8, 2019.