Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act
This bill makes former Members of Congress who are lobbyists ineligible to receive certain federal retirement and health benefits or to use certain congressional benefits and services.
The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used to pay the travel expenses of spouses accompanying Members of Congress on official travel, restricts the use of travel promotional awards received by Members in connection with official air travel, and requires a Member's official website to include a link to the Member's financial disclosure reports.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Health care coverage and access
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Members of Congress
- Public participation and lobbying
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. Capitol
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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