HR 3127 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 3127CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

October 6, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. POSEY (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. MULVANEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES TO SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

(a) Prohibition- No payment may be made from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of the Congress to which the Member has been elected.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) No Effect on Other Payments to Survivors- Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to a Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of the Congress to which the Member has been elected.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

For purposes of this Act, a ‘Member of Congress’ means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink