H.Res. 558: Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance for the payment of the costs of first-class airline accommodations.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-29 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance for the payment of the costs of first-class airline accommodations.

Plain summary

Requires the House Committee on House Administration to promulgate revisions to the regulations governing the use of the Members' Representational Allowance to ensure that it is not used to pay the costs of first-class airline accommodations for domestic travel. Authorizes a Member to use his or her Allowance for such a payment if he or she certifies in writing to the Committee that any of the following applies: the use is necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need, as demonstrated by such documentation as the Committee may require; no accommodations other than first-class are reasonably available given the timing of the travel, but only if the travel is urgent and its purpose may not be carried out on alternative dates; the use is necessary because of exceptional security circumstances or other exceptional circumstances; it will result in an overall cost savings by avoiding additional subsistence costs, overtime, or lost productive time while awaiting coach-class accommodations; or the length of the flight is five hours or greater.

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Prohibiting the use of the Members' Representational Allowance for the payment of the costs of first-class airline accommodations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · 4 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] reported raising $6.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres558.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres558 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113