H.R. 6526: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
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H.R. 6526: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-12-15 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-12-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
Plain summary
Prohibits payments from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of a Congress to which the Member has been elected. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to such a Member.
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Official text
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] · 4 cosponsors
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Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6526.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111