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HR 5305 · in committee · major

Congressional MRA Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires unused House Members' office allowance funds to be returned to the Treasury for deficit reduction.
  • This affects House members and their office budgets annually.
  • The requirement becomes permanent law instead of being included in yearly appropriations acts.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring House members to return unused office allowance funds affect their ability to hire and retain experienced congressional staff?

  2. 02

    What is the projected annual deficit reduction from recapturing unused office allowances, and does this align with broader fiscal priorities?

  3. 03

    Why move this requirement from annual appropriations acts into permanent law, and what problems does that solve?

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Sponsor · R-TX-19

Jodey C. Arrington

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Introduced 2025-09-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-11 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

  2. 2025-09-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-09-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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