HR 4632 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014

Introduced May 9, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Latest action · May 9, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 9, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014 - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the official travel of a Member of Congress or other officer or employee of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations.

Makes an exception to this prohibition for an individual if the use would be permitted for an employee of an agency subject to specified federal regulations for temporary duty (TDY) travel allowances.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2014 to Sep 8, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-GA	John Barrow	Original	May 9, 2014
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	May 9, 2014
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	May 9, 2014
D-CA	Julia Brownley		Jun 17, 2014
D-NY	Daniel B. Maffei		Jun 19, 2014
R-KY	Andy Barr		Jul 11, 2014
D-IL	Cheri Bustos		Jul 30, 2014
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		Sep 8, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred May 9, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 9, 2014Introduced in House
May 9, 2014Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 (the Spending Clause). The Supreme Court, in South Dakota v. Dole (1987), reasoned that conditions and limitations on funds were constitutional and within the power of Congress under the Spending Clause. Thus, conditioning the use of federal funds in order to direct appropriate spending goals and purposes are constitutionally permissible. As the spending is national in scope and pertains to all employees in the Legislative Branch, and the conditions are clear, the limitation is constitutional.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4059.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: If Our Military Has to Fly Coach Then so Should Congress Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 9, 2014Introduced in House

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