H.R. 297: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-18 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt. Requires publication in the Congressional Record, after each session of Congress or other period for which the Members' Representational Allowance is made available, of a statement showing, for such session or period, the amount deposited for each such Member and the total deposited for all Members.

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Official text

To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · 9 cosponsors

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Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Michael R. Turner (R-OH)

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr297.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr297 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112