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H.R. 1777: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016

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H.R. 1777: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7178)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7178) (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016

Plain summary

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill revises provisions relating to presidential pensions to allow former Presidents a lifetime annual annuity of $200,000 and an additional annual monetary allowance of $200,000, each adjusted annually for cost-of-living increases as provided by the Social Security Act. It reduces the annual monetary allowance by the amount that a former President's adjusted gross income in a taxable year exceeds $400,000. The bill prohibits the monetary allowance from being less than the amount that the General Services Administration and the U.S. Secret Service determine is needed to pay the increased cost of doing business that is attributable to the security needs of the former President. The annuity and allowance shall not be payable for any period during which a former President holds an appointive or elective position in or under the federal government that pays more than a nominal rate. The bill increases from $20,000 to $100,000 the annual annuity of a surviving spouse of a former President. (Sec. 3) Nothing in this bill shall be construed to affect: (1) a law relating to the security or protection of a former President or a family member of a former President, or (2) funding to carry out such security or protection. (Sec. 4) The bill applies to an individual who is a former President or the widow of a former President as of the date of enactment. (Sec. 5) For a former President receiving a monetary allowance before the enactment of this bill, the reduction of the monetary allowance for adjusted gross income required by this bill applies, except to the extent that it would prevent the former President from being able to pay the cost of a lease or other contract that is in effect on the day before enactment of this bill and under which the former President makes payments using the monetary allowance.

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Official text

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1777, Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2015 (2015-06-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Grothman (R-WI)

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1777 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114