Former Speakers Privilege Reform Act of 1995

Former Speakers Privilege Reform Act of 1995 - Repeals provisions of H. Res. 1238, 91st Congress, thus terminating certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House of Representatives, such as: (1) retention of a Federal office (furnished and maintained by the Government) in the Member's congressional district after his or her expired term in office; (2) an allowance for payment of office and other expenses or administration of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker; (3) franked mail and printing privileges; and (4) staff assistance in connection with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to, or arising out of, his or her incumbency in such office.

[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2536 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2536

 To terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 1995

 Mrs. Smith of Washington (for herself and Mrs. Chenoweth) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                               Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House of 
                            Representatives.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Former Speakers Privilege Reform Act 
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ENTITLEMENTS OF FORMER SPEAKERS OF HOUSE 
              OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 
22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by the Act 
entitled ``An Act relating to former Speakers of the House of 
Representatives'' (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b-1 et seq.) is 
repealed.
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