H.R. 3904: To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker.

H.R. 3904: To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-16 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker.

Plain summary

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 to reduce from five years to one year the period of availability to former Speakers of the House of Representatives of entitlements to use of office, allowance, franked mail, and additional staff to facilitate the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his or her incumbency as Speaker. Starts the one-year period on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker (currently, at the expiration of the individual's term of office as a Representative in Congress).

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Official text

To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual's service as Speaker.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3904.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3904 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113